PASSING THROUGH THE PRAIRIE ON THIS WINTER MORNING Size:24X36 METAL PRINT monarch butterflies are a common

monarch butterflies are a common site from may through September at Wildflower Park

I quickly composed the wildflowers of the swamp milkweed and cup plants with the colors of the sunrise and began photographing

I was fortunate to have seen this river duck

One thing I like about being outside in winter is the solitude that comes with it

this killdeer flies quickly to the other side of Wildflower Lake where its mate is waiting

PASSING THROUGH THE PRAIRIE ON THIS WINTER MORNING Size:24X36 METAL PRINT monarch butterflies are a commonEakin creek west displays its winter form on this February morning at Wildflower Park in Northern Illinois. (420 268)