AUTUMN COTTONWOOD TREE NORTHERN CARDINAL (CARDINALIS CARDINALIS) I came upon the oak

I came upon the oak savanna with mature oak trees

I focused my attention on the abundance of wildflowers in this prairie landscape scene

I had been photographing the wildflowers and sunrise for about a half hour now when this scene unfolded

The evening sunlight creates a beautiful scene as I walk along the South Fork Kishwaukee river

A male northern cardinal perches on a branch of a peachleaf willow tree on this summer evening at Wildflower Park

AUTUMN COTTONWOOD TREE NORTHERN CARDINAL (CARDINALIS CARDINALIS) I came upon the oakThe October evening sunlight brightens this cottonwood tree at Wildflower Park. (610 11)