THE MORNING CRAB APPLES EASTERN BLUEBIRD (SIALIA SIALIS) The early morning sunlight illuminates

The early morning sunlight illuminates the freshly fallen snow on this lake of patterns during this winter February morning at Wildflower Lake with temperatures hovering around 0F

composed the prairie landscape with the clouds being illuminated and began photographing

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

It wasn't long before I reached the area of wildflowers I wanted to photograph

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

THE MORNING CRAB APPLES EASTERN BLUEBIRD (SIALIA SIALIS) The early morning sunlight illuminatesCrab 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)