PASSING THROUGH THE PRAIRIE LANDSCAPE PEARL CRESCENT BUTTERFLY (PHYCIODES THAROS) After photographing a patch of

After photographing a patch of wildflowers

I was walking along the trail when I noticed it before the goldeneye took to flight

A beautiful and colorful August sunset brings an end to the day on this prairie in Northern Illinois

I stood up from where I was sitting on the log and took a couple last shots when I noticed two moose coming out from the pine forest and into the lake to feed on the vegetation

PASSING THROUGH THE PRAIRIE LANDSCAPE PEARL CRESCENT BUTTERFLY (PHYCIODES THAROS) After photographing a patch ofA fresh blanket of snow surrounds the south fork kishwaukee river as it passes through the prairie landscape scene in Northern Illinois. (420 275)