WINTERS BIRCH TREE COMMON LOON (GAVIA IMMER) The cool morning colors of

The cool morning colors of pinks and purples gave way to warmer colors of oranges as the sun broke the horizon

I began photographing the wildflowers that consisted of false sunflowers

This was the first time seeing and photographing these beautiful and colorful water birds

This January winter morning sunrise brought some incredible lighting of cool and soft looking colors around these elderberry bushes along the South Fork Kishwaukee River in Northern Illinois

WINTERS BIRCH TREE COMMON LOON (GAVIA IMMER) The cool morning colors ofThere is beauty in every season, sometimes you have to break out of your daily routine to find and enjoy what has been given to us. This image of a paper birch tree was photographed a couple weeks ago during some of the snow storms we had here in Northern Illinois. Wildflower Park. (477 151)