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Plenty of smooth hedge nettle are in full bloom on the prairie during the summer months at Wildflower Park

An impressionistic view of wild geranium during the spring months along the fox river in Northern Illinois

SIPPING NECTAR FROM THE WILD BERGAMOT FLOWER Size:5x7 FINE ART PAPER Longs peak (14This morning I wanted to try and find some monarch butterflies to photograph in the park. Over the past few years in this area, I have been seeing more and more of them and with the abundance of wildflowers including the common and swamp milkweed that they feed on, I knew there would be a good chance of seeing them. With my nikkor 300mm attached to the tripod, I moved through the park in search of the monarchs. It wasn't long before I seen my first