BEAUTIFUL MARKINGS SNAPPING TURTLE (CHELYDRA SERPINTINA) A calm and peaceful scene

A calm and peaceful scene to watch as a lite mist hovers over Wildflower Lake with reflections from the maple

This was a beautiful and remarkable landscape scene to have witnessed and photographed

A pair of mallard ducks cruises the south fork kishwaukee river in Northern Illinois

photographing any kind of sunrise was out of the question

focused and composed the scene in front of me and pressed the shutter release button a few times

BEAUTIFUL MARKINGS SNAPPING TURTLE (CHELYDRA SERPINTINA) A calm and peaceful sceneA beautifully marked red admiral butterfly stands atop a black eyed susan flower not far off the trail at Wildflower Park in Northern Illinois. (429 84)