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hawthorn tree and cumulus clouds are mirrored onto a calm and peaceful Wildflower Lake with colors of the sunset beginning to come alive at Wildflower park

If you haven't heard the call of a common loon in the wild

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

I came to a clearing with a few wildflowers in bloom and thought this would be a nice spot to set up the tripod and camera

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

BREATHING IN THE BEAUTY OF NATURE Size:13x19 GALLERY WRAP hawthorn tree and cumulus cloudsThe day starts to give way to a colorful orange sunset with its reflection onto Wildflower Lake in Northern Illinois. (607 21)