THE SILHOUETTE FROM THE TEASEL WEED PLANT SUNBURST An Eastern Bluebird stops for

An Eastern Bluebird stops for a rest on a burr oak tree branch along its migration in Northern Illinois

Just because it is overcast and gloomy

Goldfinches sometimes can be seen feeding on the seeds

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THE SILHOUETTE FROM THE TEASEL WEED PLANT SUNBURST An Eastern Bluebird stops forI had been photographing the wildflowers and sunrise for about a half hour now when this scene unfolded. With the sun breaking the horizon just above the box elder trees that line the banks of Eakin Creek West, the sunlight illuminates the misty prairie landscape and colors the low lying mist with an orange tone. The silhouette of a teasel weed plant is being backlit by the soft filtered summer sunlight at Wildflower Park. (510 40)