WATCHING THE MERGANSER ABSTRACT I moved about with the

I moved about with the tripod a bit isolating on this one flower to get a perfect shot that had a few drops of dew on the petals

Many wildflowers can be seen while walking through the park including these smooth hedge nettles at Wildflower Park

The silhouette of great angelica along with cup plants in the foreground are being backlit by the soft filtered summer sunlight at Wildflower Park

Cup plants (silphium perfoliatum) grow abundantly around the South Fork Kishwaukee River and throughout much of Wildflower Park reaching heights of over 6 feet

In this image I used the trail as a leading line to bring the viewer into the landscape scene on this foggy morning that lasted a few hours

WATCHING THE MERGANSER ABSTRACT I moved about with theA trio of red breasted mergansers spend a few hours swimming around Wildflower Lake diving occasionally looking for a meal of fish before they move northward on their spring migration. This was the first time seeing and photographing these beautiful and colorful water birds. It was a pleasure to have seen and photographed them. (480 127)