AN OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL AND FREEZING RAIN TAKE HOLD OF THIS PRAIRIE LANDSCAPE SHADOWS focused and began shooting

focused and began shooting

I set off from the trailhead with camera gear and tripod in hand on this July summer morning at Wildflower Park

An american robin poses for the camera while standing on a oak tree log on this cool winter afternoon at Wildflower Park

A male ring-necked pheasant forages for food on this prairie landscape scene during an early spring morning at Wildflower Park

AN OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL AND FREEZING RAIN TAKE HOLD OF THIS PRAIRIE LANDSCAPE SHADOWS focused and began shootingAfter an overnight snowfall and freezing rain grip this prairie landscape scene, the South Fork Kishwaukee River begins to freeze from the edges inward. Box elder trees along the river, an oak, other trees and bushes in the area are engulfed in crystals from the freezing rain at Wildflower Park. (536 40)