A WINTER SCENE FROM THE PRAIRIE TURKEYS A beautiful pair of sandhill

A beautiful pair of sandhill cranes gracefully move across the prairie landscape in search of a meal during a sunny spring afternoon in Northern Illinois

in which the friendly ducks were sad to see me leave (really morning cause it was only about 7:30am)

After photographing the colorful sunrise at the lake with dramatic clouds

two oak trees and a few peachleaf willow trees composed the subjects and began photographing

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A WINTER SCENE FROM THE PRAIRIE TURKEYS A beautiful pair of sandhillWe graciously received 2 3 inches of snow from the powers above overnight, so I set out in the morning to photograph this recent snowfall along Eakin Creek West on this 2nd day of the New Year. The temperature was in the mid 20's with little to no wind and overcast conditions. After photographing the creek, I moved on through the park admiring the scenic views that winter has brought. In this section of the park it is wetland prairie with many