A COLORFUL MORNING FROM THE PRAIRIE ICE SKATING A mother and her calf

A mother and her calf pause for a moment as they look back over the alpine tundra in Rocky Mountain National Park

I was looking to photograph the wildflowers and sunrise on this day in the park

This summer sunrise was an incredible light show to have witnessed with the changing of the colors throughout and the lite mist emanating off of Wildflower Lake

A coopers hawk is perched up in a bur oak tree as it surveys the surrounding landscape in Northern Illinois

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A COLORFUL MORNING FROM THE PRAIRIE ICE SKATING A mother and her calfSmooth hedge nettle and blue vervain wildflowers are in full bloom during the summer months at Wildflower Park in Northern Illinois. (428 141)