AN OAK SAVANNA WINTER LANDSCAPE GREAT BLUE HERON leaving behind a landscape engulfed

leaving behind a landscape engulfed in an icy winter wonderland scene along the South Fork Kishwaukee River

With this image

I knew where in the preserve I wanted to go to photograph the wildflowers because

monarch butterflies are a common site from may through September at Wildflower Park

AN OAK SAVANNA WINTER LANDSCAPE GREAT BLUE HERON leaving behind a landscape engulfedAn early morning dusting of snow in Northern Illinois brings a beautiful winter scene to this oak savanna landscape at Wildflower Park. The oak savanna was one of the most common habitats in the Midwest and now it is the most critically endangered ecosystem on earth. (525 175)