STAR LIGHT STAR BRIGHT DIGITAL ECOTOURISM there were an abundance of

there were an abundance of them

A friendly red-winged blackbird decides to let me get close enough while it perches on a branch from a cottonwood tree during an early spring morning walk through Wildflower Park

to photograph the bridge and Eakin Creek West in its purity

A beaver cruises the South Fork Kishwaukee River during the early morning hours in Northern Illinois

STAR LIGHT STAR BRIGHT DIGITAL ECOTOURISM there were an abundance ofA beautiful morning hiking through Starved Rock State Park. I decided to go off trail to capture the sunlight as it penetrated through to the forest floor and illuminate the autumn colors of maple, oak and hophornbeam trees of this deciduous forest in Northern Illinois. I had to wait about a half hour for the sunlight to shine through this spectacular and majestic scene. It was worth the hike and patience to capture this majestic landscape. (683 3269)