A COLORFUL SUNRISE FROM THE PRAIRIE INSECTS I had been photographing the

I had been photographing the common loons for a few days and on this particular morning I was hoping one or two of the loons would come closer to the banks of the lake then they had the previous days

oak and hophornbeam trees of this deciduous forest in Northern Illinois

I started my hike with camera gear and tripod in hand and it wasn't long before I began seeing some of the wildflowers I would be photographing this morning

false sunflowers and these black-eyed susans that were in perfect condition with the morning dew clinging to the petals and being beautifully illuminated by the morning sunlight at Wildflower Park

false sunflowers and hoary vervain that I had just photographed

A COLORFUL SUNRISE FROM THE PRAIRIE INSECTS I had been photographing theA beautiful summer sunrise filled with colorful clouds and wildflowers at Wildflower Park in Northern Illinois. (465 41)