A SUMMER MORNING FROM THE PRAIRIE MULBERRIES A pair of mallards are

A pair of mallards are standing in the golden light of the late spring morning overlooking wildflower lake in Northern Illinois

A male red-bellied woodpecker pauses for a moment as I quickly take its photograph before it flies off through the forest along Eakin Creek West

with the shadows of box elder trees lining its banks on this cold winter morning at Wildflower Park

You must cross the bridge over the South Fork Kishwaukee River in order to gain access to the lake

A pair of mallards swim across a choppy Wildflower Lake on this windy and overcast spring afternoon

A SUMMER MORNING FROM THE PRAIRIE MULBERRIES A pair of mallards areThe forecast this July morning was to be mostly clear with cool temperatures and a mist hovering over the low lying areas. I thought it would be another beautiful and colorful sunrise so, I left the house wanting to photograph the beautiful wildflowers of the Park with a colorful sunrise. I knew where in the park that had an abundance of wildflowers, which was the west side and a beautiful sunrise to photograph. I reached the trailhead soon after