THE MORNING CRAB APPLES EASTERN BLUEBIRD (SIALIA SIALIS) The silvery checkerspot butterfly caterpillar

The silvery checkerspot butterfly caterpillar feeds on the Yellow coneflower as do some moth species

I was thinking where I would photograph the sunrise and thought that the bridge over a frozen South Fork Kishwaukee River would be a good place to set up the tripod

composed the shot and started photographing this foggy scene of oak trees at Wildflower Park

After photographing the pair of red-bellied woodpeckers

THE MORNING CRAB APPLES EASTERN BLUEBIRD (SIALIA SIALIS) The silvery checkerspot butterfly caterpillarCrab apple trees are in full bloom as the morning sunlight illuminates the vibrant colors of their flowers with Wildflower Lake close behind at Wildflower Park. (488 20)