A BURST OF SUNSHINE THROUGH THE TREE YELLOW CONEFLOWER (RATIBIDA PINNATA) The silhouette of great angelica

The silhouette of great angelica along with cup plants in the foreground are being backlit by the soft filtered summer sunlight at Wildflower Park

What an awesome experience this had been seeing this beautiful and colorful bird so close up

monarch butterflies are a common site from may through September at Wildflower Park

False sunflowers are numerous on the west side of Wildflower Park during late spring through early autumn

A BURST OF SUNSHINE THROUGH THE TREE YELLOW CONEFLOWER (RATIBIDA PINNATA) The silhouette of great angelicaAfter photographing a patch of wildflowers, I looked back and noticed the sunburst through the tree with the rays of sunshine extending out onto the prairie landscape. A few wildflowers of wild bergamot, eastern daisy fleabane, queen anne's lace and yellow coneflowers were noticeable and I composed them into the final image. It was a beautiful morning to be out enjoying the fresh air and the beauty nature provides us with at the Burnidge Forest