BLUE WATERFALLS RAPTORS While looking for subjects to

While looking for subjects to photograph on the prairie

While photographing

A beautiful sunrise appears at Wildflower Park on this summer day

Catching the sunrise as the colors change throughout the early morning

An eastern cottontail rabbit momentarily stops feeding as I watch to see its behavior before it moves off slowly into the undergrowth

BLUE WATERFALLS RAPTORS While looking for subjects toWith the extreme cold temperatures of January and February, waterfalls form as the afternoon sun begins to melt the snowfall from the previous day only to have that snow and water freeze overnight as the temperatures drop to 9F to 0F creating impressive and colorful waterfalls at Starved Rock State Park. (687 3505)