THE BEAUTIFUL COMMON LOON Size:10X15 METAL PRINT I quickly panned a little

I quickly panned a little to my left and quickly pressed the shutter release as the loon swam right in front of me before diving beneath the surface of Wildflower Lake

like this hawthorn and honey locust trees along with the landscape in black and white which adds a little more mystery and mood to the images

Dame's Rocket flowers add color and beauty to this landscape scene along the Fox River Trail

the morning sun produced a soft light that illuminated this prairie landscape scene with a cattail emerging from the wetland at Wildflower Park

A monarch butterfly enjoys the sweet nectar from the common milkweed flower

THE BEAUTIFUL COMMON LOON Size:10X15 METAL PRINT I quickly panned a littleA beautiful and colorful common loon gracefully swims across Wildflower Lake as it swims close by looking and investigating my way. I was fascinated watching a few common loons swim and then dive to try and catch fish to reenergize throughout the morning. For about 3 weeks, I enjoyed viewing and photographing them as they rested at Wildflower Lake before flying north on their migration. One morning while photographing the sunrise at the lake, I was