A TRIO OF MERGANSERS OCEAN With the sunlight beginning to

With the sunlight beginning to illuminate the cottonwood trees from behind

Cup plants grow abundantly around the South Fork Kishwaukee River and throughout much of Wildflower Park

yellow coneflower and teasel weed

This is from the snow storm we had last week

A TRIO OF MERGANSERS OCEAN With the sunlight beginning toA trio of red breasted mergansers spend a few hours swimming around Wildflower Lake diving occasionally looking for a meal of fish before they move northward on their spring migration. This was the first time seeing and photographing these beautiful and colorful water birds. It was a pleasure to have seen and photographed them. (480 116)