FIRST ENCOUNTER ORANGE After photographing the abundance of

After photographing the abundance of wildflowers on the prairie with the sunrise

A pair of mallard ducks rests along the banks of Eakin Creek West as their reflections are cast on the surface in this wetland landscape scene during early spring at Wildflower Park

A beautiful image of a canada goose with its wings spread and the sunlight illuminating its feathers

Cattails are a common wetland plant here at Wildflower Park in Northern Illinois

FIRST ENCOUNTER ORANGE After photographing the abundance ofAs I was making my way through the park, I came up to one of the bridges that crosses over Eakin Creek West when I noticed this common goldeneye duck swimming near the bridge. When it noticed I was there, it paused for a couple seconds, just long enough for me to get my camera ready which it then took to flight. Later in the day, I seen the common goldeneye duck again on the South Fork Kishwaukee River. This was the first sighting of a common