WATCHING THE MERGANSER ABSTRACT I moved about with the

I moved about with the tripod a bit isolating on this one flower to get a perfect shot that had a few drops of dew on the petals

The soft lighting illuminates this beautiful scene with the freshly fallen snow having a patterned effect on the lake

Cup plants (silphium perfoliatum) grow abundantly around the South Fork Kishwaukee River and throughout much of Wildflower Park reaching heights of over 6 feet

As I moved along the trail

WATCHING THE MERGANSER ABSTRACT I moved about with theA trio of red breasted mergansers spend a few hours swimming around Wildflower Lake diving occasionally looking for a meal of fish before they move northward on their spring migration. This was the first time seeing and photographing these beautiful and colorful water birds. It was a pleasure to have seen and photographed them. (480 127)