FIRST ENCOUNTER ORANGE A beautiful image of a

A beautiful image of a canada goose with its wings spread and the sunlight illuminating its feathers

A dusting of snow fell overnight as the soft light from the morning sun illuminates this frozen landscape with a honey locust tree lining the banks of a frozen Wildflower Lake

I headed to Wildflower Park with camera gear in hand reaching the trailhead soon after

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After photographing the abundance of wildflowers on the prairie with the sunrise

FIRST ENCOUNTER ORANGE A beautiful image of aAs I was making my way through the park, I came up to one of the bridges that crosses over Eakin Creek West when I noticed this common goldeneye duck swimming near the bridge. When it noticed I was there, it paused for a couple seconds, just long enough for me to get my camera ready which it then took to flight. Later in the day, I seen the common goldeneye duck again on the South Fork Kishwaukee River. This was the first sighting of a common