A BEAUTIFUL MOMENT Size:24X36 GALLERY WRAP I had photographed many sunrises

I had photographed many sunrises this year and wanted to focus my attention on the wildflowers of Wildflower Park

Ruddy ducks and pied-billed grebes spend a few days resting and recouping at Wildflower Lake before continuing their migration north on this beautiful spring morning at Wildflower park

A slight breeze moves across Wildflower Lake leaving soft ripples of peace as the morning colors of the sunrise shifts from the purples and pinks to the oranges on this beautiful spring morning in Northern Illinois

takes off from Wildflower Lake continuing their migration north on this cool winter morning at Wildflower Park

A winter afternoon snowfall covers this cattail and surrounding wetland prairie scene on this cold February day at Wildflower Park

A BEAUTIFUL MOMENT Size:24X36 GALLERY WRAP I had photographed many sunrisesFor a couple of days, I was fortunate to have seen this river duck, a common goldeneye. I was pretty enthused to see it as this was a first for me. The 2 days I had seen it, it was in the same location within the park along Eakin Creek West which connects to the South Fork Kishwaukee River where it was alone. I was walking along the trail when I noticed it before the goldeneye took to flight. I later seen it swimming the South Fork Kishwaukee River