REFLECTIONS OF A COLORFUL MORNING Size:20X30 GALLERY WRAP A great blue heron remains

A great blue heron remains motionless waiting for an easy meal to swim by while standing on some branches in the fox river in Northern Illinois

On this day August 21

I didn't have to look for very long

The creek is a typical mid west creek

I moved along the trail towards this bridge that crosses over Eakin Creek West with the sun now breaking the horizon coming through the box elder trees

REFLECTIONS OF A COLORFUL MORNING Size:20X30 GALLERY WRAP A great blue heron remainsThis morning I decided to head out and photograph the storm clouds in the park that were coming through the area. You can usually get some pretty dramatic looking cloud patterns from the thunderstorms and that was my hope this morning. With my camera gear and tripod in hand, I reached the trailhead before 5: 00 am. After photographing the dramatic early morning storm clouds for about a half hour, I moved on towards Wildflower Lake where the colors