BLUE VERVAIN FLOWER WADING BIRDS I set off from the

I set off from the trailhead with camera gear and tripod in hand on this July summer morning at Wildflower Park

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I left the house around 4:30 am and headed to the Burnidge Forest Preserve

I had been photographing the common loons for a few days and on this particular morning I was hoping one or two of the loons would come closer to the banks of the lake then they had the previous days

A beautiful morning hiking through Starved Rock State Park as the autumn colors of maple

BLUE VERVAIN FLOWER WADING BIRDS I set off from theBlue vervain plants prefer moist areas such as wet meadows, along rivers and ponds. The plant can reach 5 feet tall with the upper stems becoming panicles of flowering spikes. The flowers are small about a 1 4 inch in length. (459 35)