JUST PECKING AROUND CABBAGE WHITE BUTTERFLY (PIERIS RAPAE) I had been photographing the

I had been photographing the common loons for a few days and on this particular morning I was hoping one or two of the loons would come closer to the banks of the lake then they had the previous days

As the sun breaks the horizon at tree line

composed the golden alexander wildflowers

oak and hophornbeam trees of this deciduous forest in Northern Illinois

JUST PECKING AROUND CABBAGE WHITE BUTTERFLY (PIERIS RAPAE) I had been photographing theThe smallest of North Americas woodpeckers, the downy woodpeckers are wide spread and common throughout their range however, they avoid the arid southwest. They are typically very active moving quickly on the branches and through the tree looking for insects. The downy and hairy woodpeckers are almost identical in plumage. The downy can be distinguished from the hairy by its smaller size and by the black dots on its white tail feathers. (523 92)