SIPPING NECTAR FROM THE WILD BERGAMOT FLOWER Size:5x7 FINE ART PAPER Cup plants grow abundantly around

Cup plants grow abundantly around the Wildflower Lake and throughout much of Wildflower Park

It wasn't long before I seen my first one of the day

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I set out on this February morning to enjoy and photograph the fresh blanket of snow that covers this area around wildflower lake in Northern Illinois

An impressionistic view of wild geranium during the spring months along the fox river in Northern Illinois

SIPPING NECTAR FROM THE WILD BERGAMOT FLOWER Size:5x7 FINE ART PAPER Cup plants grow abundantly aroundThis morning I wanted to try and find some monarch butterflies to photograph in the park. Over the past few years in this area, I have been seeing more and more of them and with the abundance of wildflowers including the common and swamp milkweed that they feed on, I knew there would be a good chance of seeing them. With my nikkor 300mm attached to the tripod, I moved through the park in search of the monarchs. It wasn't long before I seen my first