THE DOWNY'S SANDHILL CRANES (ANTIGONE CANADENSIS) hawthorn tree and cumulus clouds

hawthorn tree and cumulus clouds are mirrored onto a calm and peaceful Wildflower Lake with colors of the sunset beginning to come alive at Wildflower park

I awakened to a heavy fog outside and was up and out the door before 5:00 am to photograph the wildflowers

It doesn't take long to come upon the section of the creek that I enjoy

Cup plants (silphium perfoliatum) grow abundantly throughout much of Wildflower Park reaching heights of over 6 feet

I wanted to have a shallow depth of field to have the flowers stand out but

THE DOWNY'S SANDHILL CRANES (ANTIGONE CANADENSIS) hawthorn tree and cumulus cloudsAs I make my way through this corridor of the park, I had been photographing the red bellied woodpeckers for awhile when this pair of downy woodpeckers came into view. I decided to follow the smaller downey's for awhile. While watching this pair, they were usually quick and could be elusive so I had to be also with the camera. It was interesting following them as one would fly off to a tree and the other would be right behind as they listen and peck