ILLUMINATING THE PRAIRIE WOODPECKER false sunflowers and hoary vervain

false sunflowers and hoary vervain that I had just photographed

Morning sunlight illuminates this blue vervain plant in Northern Illinois at Wildflower Park

The colors of the sunrise started to appear filling the sky

This June sunrise did not disappoint

ILLUMINATING THE PRAIRIE WOODPECKER false sunflowers and hoary vervainOvernight we had 2 3 inches of snow and the forecast for this morning was to be sunny with a few clouds, so I decided to brave the frigid 18F temperature to catch this sunrise in the park. Combining the recent snowfall and the sunshine predicted, I set out to photograph the sunrise. As I was trekking along, I was thinking where I would photograph the sunrise and thought that the bridge over a frozen South Fork Kishwaukee River would be a good place to