AN INTERESTING SCENE MAMMAL A beautiful prairie setting with

A beautiful prairie setting with goldenrod and panicled aster adding a synchronized mix of white and yellow from this Northern Prairie in Illinois

I believe it was a cinnamon colored black bear

I crossed over the South Fork Kishwaukee River and noticed the sunlight lighting up the clouds and the prairie landscape with a remarkable and beautiful light

This monarch looks to be a female as it appears the veins are broader

I moved in closer and came within about fifteen feet of the monarch and with it moving about the flowers

AN INTERESTING SCENE MAMMAL A beautiful prairie setting withReflections and submerged wood from the surrounding forest creates an interesting scene at dream lake in Rocky Mountain National Park. (412 33)