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“Yellow Pinwheel” by Arlene Kjar
Image ID: 6511
Plant(s): Wood Poppy Stylophorum diphyllum
Photo Story: I thought this was a non native poppy and was surprised to have it identified as a native to our area. I was very happy about this for I think it is really beautiful and has such interesting leaves. It reminds me of a pinwheel the way the petals look like they are spinning.
Equipment: Kodak EasyShare Z1015 IS
Title: Yellow Pinwheel
Photographer: Arlene Kjar
Location: It was taken in my flower garden.
Chapter: Northfield Prairie Partners
“Fanciful Beauty” by Arlene Kjar
Image ID: 6512
Plant(s): The butterfly, Hickory Hairstreak, Satyrium caryaevorum is on a rose leaf in the middle of my flower garden.
Photo Story: I noticed a tiny butterfly sitting on a leaf of a milkweed plant. I took a photo of it and was surprised at the detail in the wing. I found out that it was the only sighting of the Hickory Hairstreak that was reported in Rice County, MN. We are on the very northwestern range of which it lives. One interesting thing I found about it, is that the two dark spots on the back side of its wings are fake eyes, to fool predators so that they bite there instead of its body.
Equipment: Kodak EasyShare Z1015 IS
Title: Fanciful Beauty
Photographer: Arlene Kjar
Location: It was taken in my flower garden.
Chapter: Northfield Prairie Partners
“Orange Raiders” by Arlene Kjar
Image ID: 6513
Plant(s): The Large Milkweed Bug Oncopeltus fasciatus is feeding on the seeds of the Common Milkweed Asclepias syriaca.
Photo Story: I liked this photo for the color of the milkweed bug is so striking against the browns or the curled leaves of the milkweed. It is interesting how they work together to feed on the seeds of the milkweed.
Equipment: Kodak EasyShare Z1015 IS
Title: Orange Raiders
Photographer: Arlene Kjar
Location: It was taken in my flower garden.
Chapter: Northfield Prairie Partners
“A tiger swallowtail flies high (and loves milkweed)” by Anubhav Saini
Image ID: 6514
Plant(s): Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa)
Photo Story: I was sitting in my backyard when I saw a butterfly fly high up over my neighbor’s yard towards the street. I thought to myself, “Won’t be able to take a picture of this one” and sighed because I missed an opportunity to report a sighting on iNaturalist.
After quite a while, I went to get my mail. On my way back to the house, I was pleasantly surprised to see the butterfly happily feasting on “butterfly” milkweed.
It even allowed me to up close to photograph and see some of the marks used for identification such as no spots on the body (“a tiger has no spots”).
So glad to have native plants and trees that serve as larval hosts and nectar sources to support these wonderful beings
Equipment: Samsung S21 phone
Title: A tiger swallowtail flies high (and loves milkweed)
Photographer: Anubhav Saini
Location: Derwood, MD
Chapter: Chesapeake
“Home Prairie” by Janet Giesen
Image ID: 6519
Plant(s): Asclepias syriaca – Common Milkweed
Baptisia alba macrophylla – White Wild Baptesia
Eryngium yuccifolium – Rattlesnake Master
Ratibida pinnata – Yellow Coneflower
Schizachyrium scoparium – Little Bluestem
Silphium laciniatum – Compass Plant
Silphium terebinthinaceum – Prairie Dock
Sporobolus heterolepis – Prairie Dropseed
Verbena stricta – Hoary Vervain
Vernonia gigantea – Tall Ironweed
Veronicastrum virginicum – Culver’s Root
Photo Story: This is a fairly large area of native forbs and grasses. The species are planted in drifts and limited in number to emphasize color and texture.
Equipment: Grass smothered in wet newspaper and mulch after which plants were planted.
Title: Home Prairie
Photographer: Janet Giesen
Location: Prairie plants in front yard of photographer in Sycamore, Illinois
Chapter: Rock River Valley
“Butterflies in search of Karner Blue” by Peter Valitchka
Image ID: 6520
Plant(s): USDA Fish & Wildlife led a private tour completing a Karner Blue survey. Fritillary on Bee Balm in new prairie that was an old Scotch & Red Pine plantation.
Photo Story: Karner Blue Butterfly survey; USDA Fish & Wildlife had asked us to help conduct a Karner Blue butterfly count on Monday, June 19th, 2021. We found 95 Karner Blues and was able to see several other butterflies with the Fritillary butterfly. Field was full of Bee Balm, Lupine, Black-eyed Susans, Bluestem grass, Side-oats Gramma. Great day to view a native prairie planting.
Equipment: Iphone 12.
Title: Butterflies in search of Karner Blue
Photographer: Peter Valitchka
Location: Near Plainfield, Wi On new prairie habitat
Chapter: Partner At Large
“Hummingbird Clearwing” by Lee Hanson
Image ID: 6521
Plant(s): Bee Baum, Hummingbird Clearwing moth
Photo Story: Out in the garden and saw this big bee, wasp, moth, butterfly? Grabbed the camera and this is what I got.
Equipment: Canon t6i w/ Sigma 18-250.
Title: Hummingbird Clearwing
Photographer: Lee Hanson
Location: My garden in Duluth
Chapter: Arrowhead
“Prairie garden out my door” by Mariette Nowak
Image ID: 6527
Plant(s): Butterflyweed (Asclepias tuberosa); Fleabane (Erigeron sp.); Great St. John’s-Wort ((HYpericum pyramidatum)
Photo Story: Butterflyweed abounds in my dry prairie soils. It has spread beautifully on its own to many different areas on my property, including along the edge of our gravel driveway. The other species arrived on their own.
Equipment: NIKON D3400
Title: Prairie garden out my door
Photographer: Mariette Nowak
Location: My yard
Chapter: Kettle Moraine
“Female Red-winged Blackbird” by Joseph Eichers
Image ID: 6530
Plant(s): Female Red-winged Blackbird
Photo Story: Hiking at Lion’s Den Gorge Nature Preserve
Equipment: Canon 80D Sigma 150-600mm lens
Title: Female Red-winged Blackbird
Photographer: Joseph Eichers
Location: Lion’s Den Gorge Nature Preserve
Chapter: Partner At Large
“Yellow Warbler” by Joseph Eichers
Image ID: 6531
Plant(s): Yellow Warbler
Photo Story: Hiking at Lions Den Nature Preserve
Equipment: Canon 80D Sigma 150-600mm lens
Title: Yellow Warbler
Photographer: Joseph Eichers
Location: Lion’s Den Gorge Nature Preserve
Chapter: Partner At Large
“Prairie Smoke” by Joseph Eichers
Image ID: 6532
Plant(s): Prairie Smoke (Geum triflorum)
Photo Story: Exploring the area around Urban Ecology Center Milwaukee
Equipment: Canon SL1 Sigma 105mm Macro
Title: Prairie Smoke
Photographer: Joseph Eichers
Location: Urban Ecology Center Milwaukee
Chapter: Partner At Large
“Spiderwort” by Joseph Eichers
Image ID: 6533
Plant(s): Tradescantia virginiana Common Spiderwort
Photo Story: Hiking Forest Beach Migratory Preserve – Port Washington
Equipment: Canon 6D lens Canon 24-105mm
Title: Spiderwort
Photographer: Joseph Eichers
Location: Forest Beach Migratory Preserve Port Washington
Chapter: Partner At Large
“Monarch Caterpillar” by Joseph Eichers
Image ID: 6535
Plant(s): Milkweed (Asclepias) – Monarch Caterpillar
Photo Story: Walking my dog in the neighborhood
Equipment: Canon SL1 Sigma 105mm lens
Title: Monarch Caterpillar
Photographer: Joseph Eichers
Location: Grafton WI
Chapter: Partner At Large
“Giant Swallowtail on Cone Flower” by Joseph Eichers
Image ID: 6536
Plant(s): Giant Swallowtail on Cone Flower
Photo Story: Hiking
Equipment: Canon 80D Sigma 150-600mm lens
Title: Giant Swallowtail on Cone Flower
Photographer: Joseph Eichers
Location: River’s Edge Nature center Newberg WI
Chapter: Partner At Large
“Honey Bee on Yellow Flower” by Joseph Eichers
Image ID: 6537
Plant(s): Honey Bee on Yellow Flower
Photo Story: Walking through the neighborhood
Equipment: Canon 6D Sigma 105mm lens
Title: Honey Bee on Yellow Flower
Photographer: Joseph Eichers
Location: Garden Grafton WI
Chapter: Partner At Large
“Devils Lake Hike WI” by Joseph Eichers
Image ID: 6538
Plant(s): Plants and trees
Photo Story: Hiking the trails
Equipment: Canon 6D Canon 24-105mm lens
Title: Devils Lake Hike WI
Photographer: Joseph Eichers
Location: Devils Lake State Park WI
Chapter: Partner At Large
“Flowers Before the Storm” by Joseph Eichers
Image ID: 6539
Plant(s): Blackeyed Susan
Photo Story: Hiking back to shelter before the storm
Equipment: Canon 6D Canon 24-105mm lens
Title: Flowers Before the Storm
Photographer: Joseph Eichers
Location: Forest Beach Migratory Preserve Port Washington WI
Chapter: Partner At Large
“Hoary Vervain and Bumblebee” by Ruth Oldenburg
Image ID: 6540
Plant(s): Hoary Vervain (Verbena stricta) with Bumblebee (Bombus sp.)
Photo Story: I have a 1/2 acre prairie on my property with a patch of Hoary Vervain that was buzzing with Bumblebees. I love to watch and photograph pollinators.
Equipment: iPhone 11 Pro
Title: Hoary Vervain and Bumblebee
Photographer: Ruth Oldenburg
Location: My yard in Belmont, MI
Chapter: River City-Grand Rapids Area
“Brad-Sabre-whitewaterlilly-2022.jpg” by Brad Sabre
Image ID: 6541
Plant(s): White Water Lilly
Photo Story: Walking along the shoreline early morning. The lake was glass smooth. I noticed this reflection.
Equipment: iPhone 12 Pro
Title: Brad-Sabre-whitewaterlilly-2022.jpg
Photographer: Brad Sabre
Location: Lac du Flambeau, WI
Chapter: Milwaukee-Southwest-Wehr
“Brad-Sabre-americantoad-sphagnummoss-2021.jpg” by Brad Sabre
Image ID: 6543
Plant(s): Sphagnum Moss and American Toad
Photo Story: After a long hard rain I ventured out and found this uniquely colored American Toad in a bed of Sphagnum Moss
Equipment: iPhone 12 Pro
Title: Brad-Sabre-americantoad-sphagnummoss-2021.jpg
Photographer: Brad Sabre
Location: Lac du Flambeau, WI
Chapter: Milwaukee-Southwest-Wehr
“Wooly Caterpillar” by Joseph Eichers
Image ID: 6544
Plant(s): Not sure
Photo Story: On a walk/hike camera in hand
Equipment: Canon SL1 Sigma 18-300mm lens
Title: Wooly Caterpillar
Photographer: Joseph Eichers
Location: Forest Beach Migratory Preserve Port Washington WI
Chapter: Partner At Large
“Elegant Architecture” by Mel Luna
Image ID: 6529
Plant(s): I believe this is Apocynum androsaemifolium L, common name Spreading Dogbane.
Photo Story: A late winter walk (March 20, 2021) through the Nature Center prairie found me completely enchanted by these lingering seed pods with their twists and fluff.
Equipment: Fujifilm Finepix XP 130
Title: Elegant Architecture
Photographer: Mel Luna
Location: Kalamazoo Nature Center
Chapter: Kalamazoo Area
“Spring Encounter” by Mel Luna
Image ID: 6545
Plant(s): Blue Cohosh, Caulophyllum thalictroides.
Photo Story: While out enjoying the native spring wildflowers along a stretch of the Kal-Haven trail dotted with interpretive signs, I was alerted to the presence of a plant I was familiar with by name but had never met before.
Equipment: iphone7
Title: Spring Encounter
Photographer: Mel Luna
Location: Kal-Haven trail
Chapter: Kalamazoo Area
“All Wrapped Up” by Mel Luna
Image ID: 6546
Plant(s): Bloodroot, Sanguinaria canadensis.
Photo Story: These cheerful blooms were the sweetest sight on my first visit to the Chipman Preserve. I love how the blossoms look so cozy, like they are wrapped in a shawl or blanket.
Equipment: iphone7
Title: All Wrapped Up
Photographer: Mel Luna
Location: Chipman Preserve
Chapter: Kalamazoo Area
“Trout Lily” by Mel Luna
Image ID: 6548
Plant(s): Yellow Trout Lily, Erythronium americanum
Photo Story: A clear blue sky, a delicate yellow lily with the most interesting leaves. I’m new to the region and was delighted by these natives populating the woodland hillsides along the Kal-Haven trail in springtime.
Equipment: iPhone 7
Title: Trout Lily
Photographer: Mel Luna
Location: Kal-Haven trail
Chapter: Kalamazoo Area
“Wild Leek Flowers and Turkey Tail Mushrooms” by Linda Shuster
Image ID: 6557
Plant(s): Wild leek flower (Allium tricoccum) and Turkey tail mushroom (Trametes versicolor)
Photo Story: We had just walked through the prairie at Sugar Grove and entered the adjoining woods. We were greeted with hundreds of Wild leek flowers. I spotted the log covered with Turkey tail mushrooms, and it reminded me of a serpent, so I had to get a photo of the ‘serpent’ surrounded by the beautiful flowers.
Equipment: iPhone SE
Title: Wild Leek Flowers and Turkey Tail Mushrooms
Photographer: Linda Shuster
Location: Sugar Grove Nature Center, Funks Grove, IL 61754
Chapter: River City-Grand Rapids Area
“Monarch at Peabody Wildlife Management Area” by Barbara DeGraves
Image ID: 6558
Plant(s): Native Sunflowers with a Monarch Butterfly
Photo Story: Monarch Butterfly gathering nectar in a field of native sunflowers at Peabody Wildlife Management Area. As described in John Prine’s song “Paradise” this area of western Kentucky was once a forsaken coal-mined wasteland. After decades of ongoing restoration work by the Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources, this waterfowl refuge is now full of wildlife. Native grasses and flowers cover the high ridges of the reclaimed coal-mined land making it an especially good location for migrating Monarchs to stop over on their long journey south to Mexico.
Equipment: Canon 90D, 1/1250 sec @ f/10, ISO 800, Sigma Lens 100-400 mm
Adobe Lightroom & Photoshop
Title: Monarch at Peabody Wildlife Management Area
Photographer: Barbara DeGraves
Location: Peabody WMA: Sinclair West Tract, Muhlenberg County, KY
Chapter: SoKY
“Butterfly milkweed & Monarch caterpillar” by Bruce Dassel
Image ID: 6560
Plant(s): Butterfly milkweed (Asclepius tuberosa) and Monarch caterpillar (Danaus plexippus)
Photo Story: Walking through my yard/prairie and saw this
Equipment: iPhone 12 mini
Title: Butterfly milkweed & Monarch caterpillar
Photographer: Bruce Dassel
Location: My yard/prairie
Chapter: Kalamazoo Area
“Bergamot and Hummingbird hawk-moths” by Bruce Dassel
Image ID: 6563
Plant(s): Wild beebalm (Monarda fistula) and Hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum)
Photo Story: Working in my prairie and noticed this
Equipment: iPhone 12 mini
Title: Bergamot and Hummingbird hawk-moths
Photographer: Bruce Dassel
Location: My prairie/yard
Chapter: Kalamazoo Area
“Brad-Sabre-falsesunflower-2021.jpg” by Brad Sabre
Image ID: 6570
Plant(s): False sunflower, heliopsis.
Photo Story: On a August morning hike in Powell Marsh, Vilas County, the false sunflowers were in full bloom. Plenty of pollinators
Equipment: iPhone 12pro
Title: Brad-Sabre-falsesunflower-2021.jpg
Photographer: Brad Sabre
Location: Powell Marsh, Vilas County
Chapter: Milwaukee-Southwest-Wehr
“Monarch and Bees” by Richard Filzen
Image ID: 6578
Plant(s): Milkweed, Monarch Butterfly, Unknown bee species.
Photo Story: When entering the park there are multiple milkweed plants at the park headquarters building. Literally dozens of monarchs and bees were enjoying the flowers so I managed to get a photo of them sharing the bounty.
Equipment: Canon EOS Rebel
Title: Monarch and Bees
Photographer: Richard Filzen
Location: Newport State Park
Chapter: Fox Valley Area
“Spicebush Swallowtail Sipping Nectar” by Catherine McLaughlin
Image ID: 6580
Plant(s): Lantana
Photo Story: Captured this butterfly on lantana in one of my pots on the back patio
Equipment: iPhone
Title: Spicebush Swallowtail Sipping Nectar
Photographer: Catherine McLaughlin
Location: Backyard
Chapter: Southeastern Pennsylvania
“Autumn Reflections in the Sangamon River” by Mike Holtz
Image ID: 6587
Plant(s): Silver Maples, Eastern Cottonwoods, etc. (typical Illinois bottomland trees)
Photo Story: Photographing the Sangamon River in Champaign and Piatt counties during each season for my online photo gallery that includes east central Illinois flora, fauna and landscapes.
Equipment: Sony DSLR, Tamron lens, and Photoshop CS6
Title: Autumn Reflections in the Sangamon River
Photographer: Mike Holtz
Location: Shady Rest Forest Preserve near White Heath, Piatt County, Illinois
Chapter: Illinois Prairie
“Summer Reflections in the Sangamon River” by Mike Holtz
Image ID: 6637
Plant(s): Sawtooth Sunflowers and Silver Maples, Eastern Cottonwoods, etc. (typical Illinois bottomland trees)
Photo Story: Photographing the Sangamon River in Champaign and Piatt counties during each season for an online photo gallery that includes east central Illinois flora, fauna and landscapes.
Equipment: Sony DSLR, Tamron lenses, and Photoshop CS6
Title: Summer Reflections in the Sangamon River
Photographer: Mike Holtz
Location: Lodge Park and Forest Preserve near Monticello, Piatt County, Illinois
Chapter: Illinois Prairie
“Hummingbird visits backyard cardinal flower” by Jeffrey Horvath
Image ID: 6653
Plant(s): Cardinal flower
Hummingbird
Photo Story: We have a cardinal flower in part-sun / mostly-shade just off our deck. While sitting on the deck, I often hear the hummingbird’s humming wings before I see it. I snapped a series of photos as it visited the flower – luckily I didn’t scare it away.
Equipment: Samsung Galaxy phone.
Title: Hummingbird visits backyard cardinal flower
Photographer: Jeffrey Horvath
Location: My backyard
Chapter: Menomonee River Area
“Lew Troast Jr. Bee & Bee Balm” by Lewell Troast
Image ID: 6655
Plant(s): Bee Balm and Bumblebee
Photo Story: Was taking photos in my native plant garden and came across this bumblebee on the bee balm.
Equipment: Cannon Rebel EOS T7i camera with Cannon 75-300 mm lens.
Title: Lew Troast Jr. Bee & Bee Balm
Photographer: Lewell Troast
Location: This was taken in my native plant garden in East Syracuse, New York
Chapter: Habitat Gardening in Central New York
“Lew Troast Jr. Grand Admiral Butterfly & Coneflower” by Lewell Troast
Image ID: 6656
Plant(s): Grand Admiral Butterfly and Purple Coneflower
Photo Story: Throughout the day I look for pollinators in my native plant garden that I planted last year after attended a Habitat Gardening of Central New York Native Plant Presentation.
Equipment: Cannon Rebel EOS T7i with a Cannon 75-300 mm Lens.
Title: Lew Troast Jr. Grand Admiral Butterfly & Coneflower
Photographer: Lewell Troast
Location: This was taken in my native plant garden in East Syracuse, New York
Chapter: Habitat Gardening in Central New York
“Grey Tree frog on Rudbekia” by Sherri Brom
Image ID: 6657
Plant(s): Black-eyed Susan (Rudbekia fulgida) with Grey Tree Frog
Photo Story: I have a large area by the side of my house with black-Eyed Susans and Purple Coneflowers. I typically walk around my house several times a day to see what pollinators or other wildlife might be enjoying my native plants. I saw this cute frog and had to take his picture.
Equipment: Canon EOS Rebel SL1 Camera
Title: Grey Tree frog on Rudbekia
Photographer: Sherri Brom
Location: 7410 Fairbrother Lane
Chapter: River City-Grand Rapids Area
“A Bird’s Breakfast” by Thomas Torkelson
Image ID: 6658
Plant(s): Prunus virginiana/Chokecherry with a juvenile Turdus migratorius/robin eating the ripe chokecherries.
Photo Story: My wife noticed a lot of activity in the chokecherry shrub one morning, so we grabbed two chairs, a camera, a pair of binoculars and a bird identification book. We spent a very delightful hour enjoying the visitors. The most frequent was a clutch of juvenile robins, practicing their balancing skills while stretching above or below their perch to get at the berries.
Equipment: Sony RX10 Mk IV
Title: A Bird’s Breakfast
Photographer: Thomas Torkelson
Location: In the backyard of our home in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.
Chapter: Prairie Edge
“The Hungry Catepillar” by Sherri Brom
Image ID: 6659
Plant(s): Common Milkweed plant (Asclepias syriaca) with a Monarch catepillar eating it’s leaves.
Photo Story: We have 14 acres and tons of common milkweed. I’m always checking for catepillars and this one was busy eating so I snapped a pic
Equipment: Iphone XR camera
Title: The Hungry Catepillar
Photographer: Sherri Brom
Location: 7410 Fairbrother Lane
Chapter: River City-Grand Rapids Area
“Fawn along the Scripture Trail” by Rex Browns
Image ID: 6660
Plant(s): Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis), Buttonbush (Veronicastrum virginicum), Culvers Root (Cephalanthus occidentalis). Those are the only one in bloom in the picture. There are probably 15-20 more natives in the picture but not in bloom and not identifiable in this picture.
Photo Story: We have four trail cams that we move around the CITWC Nature Park each week. On this week, one of the trail cams was along the Scripture Trail. The wonderful photo is of a fawn on the trail amongst several native wildflowers.
Equipment: Trail Cam
Title: Fawn along the Scripture Trail
Photographer: Rex Browns
Location: Scripture Trail, CITWC Nature Park, 6109 W. Bancroft St, Toledo, Ohio
Chapter: Oak Openings Region
“Purple Prairie Clover” by Sherri Brom
Image ID: 6667
Plant(s): Purple Prairie Clover – Dalea Purpurea
Photo Story: I planted this clover this spring and was very excited that it grew so well and bloomed. I love it!
Equipment: Canon EOS Rebel SL1
Title: Purple Prairie Clover
Photographer: Sherri Brom
Location: 7410 Fairbrother Lane, Caledonia Michigan
Chapter: River City-Grand Rapids Area
“ButterFly Weed Pods” by Sherri Brom
Image ID: 6668
Plant(s): Butterfly weed pods – Asclepias Tuberosa
Photo Story: 2nd year of my butterfly weed and I thought the pods were just beautiful
Equipment: Iphone XR Back camera 4.25 mm
Title: ButterFly Weed Pods
Photographer: Sherri Brom
Location: 7410 Fairbrother Lane, Caledonia Michigan
Chapter: River City-Grand Rapids Area
“Bumble Bee Coming In” by Sherri Brom
Image ID: 6669
Plant(s): Bumble Bee coming in for a landing on on Wild Bergamot (Monarda Fistulosa)
Photo Story: Out walking with my camera and noticing all the pollinators on the wild bergamot – caught this bee flying in for a landing.
Equipment: Canon EOS Rebel SL1
Title: Bumble Bee Coming In
Photographer: Sherri Brom
Location: 7410 Fairbrother Lane, Caledonia Michigan
Chapter: River City-Grand Rapids Area
“Monarch on Butterfly Weed” by Sherri Brom
Image ID: 6670
Plant(s): Monarch Butterfly on ButterFly Weed (Asclepias Tuberosa)
Photo Story: This butterfly was loving this particular butterfly weed. I shot him from all angles.
Equipment: Canon EOS Rebel SL1
Title: Monarch on Butterfly Weed
Photographer: Sherri Brom
Location: 7410 Fairbrother Lane, Caledonia Michigan
Chapter: River City-Grand Rapids Area
“Bumblebee on Purple Prairie Clover” by Janet Giesen
Image ID: 6673
Plant(s): Purple Prairie Clover (Dalea purpurea)
Bumblebee (Bombus spp.)
Photo Story: It’s taken a few years to establish a nice stand of Dalea purpurea, which has attracted a bumblebee.
Equipment: Samsung Galaxy S20 mobile phone
Title: Bumblebee on Purple Prairie Clover
Photographer: Janet Giesen
Location: In front yard of photographer in Sycamore, Illinois
Chapter: Rock River Valley
“The Magnificent Butterfly Dress” by Saeed Muhammad
Image ID: 6674
Plant(s): Swamp milkweed and monarch butterfly
Photo Story: I was looking for a nice area where I could find a nice pollinator and native plant. It just so happened that it was in our backyard. I saw the swamp milkweed and then waited for a butterfly to land on it. Once one did, I slowly moved forward and got a close up picture of the butterfly.
Equipment: Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro phone camera
Title: The Magnificent Butterfly Dress
Photographer: Saeed Muhammad
Location: In my backyard
Chapter: Greater DuPage
“A Winter Scene” by Saeed Muhammad
Image ID: 6675
Plant(s): Paper birch
Photo Story: I was taking a winter stroll and something caught my eye. I saw a paper birch and thought it’d be perfect for a nice, winter photo.
Equipment: Kid’s digital camera.
Title: A Winter Scene
Photographer: Saeed Muhammad
Location: Mendingwall Park, Woodridge, IL
Chapter: Greater DuPage
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