Osprey grabbing some gold (fish) from the Jackson Park lagoon... #birds #osprey #raptors #birders #birding #nature #birdphotography

Iridescent Green Sweat Bee... #bees #insects #bugs #macrophotography #nature #naturephotography

American White Pelicans @ Horicon National Wildlife Refuge #birds #pelicans #birders #birding #nature #birdphotography #horiconmarsh

Black Swallowtail Butterfly @ Horicon National Wildlife Refuge #butterflies #insects #bugs #nature #naturephotography #horiconmarsh

Trumpeter Swan @ Horicon National Wildlife Refuge #birds #swans #birders #birding #nature #birdphotography #horiconmarsh

Bumblebee @ Horicon National Wildlife Refuge #bees #bumblebees #insects #nature #naturephotograhy

Mama bunny profile... #bunnies #rabbits #nature #naturephotography

Rose-breasted Grosbeak... #birds #birders #birding #nature #birdphotography

Honeybee on Sumac blossoms... #bees #bugs #insects #honeybees #nature #naturephotography

Ladybug in Lake Park... #bugs #insects #ladybugs #nature #naturephotography

Female/immature Twelve-spotted Skimmer Dragonfly... #bugs #insects #dragonflies #nature #naturephotography

This tiny heron, the Least Bittern, is not much bigger than an American Robin, and they have eluded my camera for years, until now. This little guy put on quite a show hunting in the cattail reeds... #birds #herons #birders #birding #nature #birdphotography

Goldfinch at Horicon Nat. Wildlife Refuge #birds #birders #finches #birding #nature #birdphotography #horiconmarsh

Snapper... #turtles #snappingturtles #herpetology #nature #horiconmarsh #naturephotography

A Great Blue Heron adult and three rambunctious chicks on the nest in the Spirit Lake rookery... #birds #birders #herons #birding #nature #birdphotography

Great Blue Heron speared a nice size shad below the Prairie du Sac dam... #birds #herons #birders #birding #nature #birdphotography

Red-winged Blackbird vociferously escorting a Sandhill Crane out of its territory... #birds #birders #birding #cranes #nature #birdphotography

Unfried Friday evening perch going down the hatch of this Double-crested Cormorant... #birds #birders #birding #nature #birdphotography

This little guy was chowing down on flowers 20ft up in the trees... "I am not a 'ground' squirrel!" 🌼🐿️ #squirrels #nature #critters #naturephotography

A female Northern Parula bathing in the Locust St. Ravine in Lake Park... #birds #birders #birding #warblers #nature #birdphotography

A handsome male Bay-breasted Warbler posing in the 'golden hour' sunlight this evening in the park... #birds #birders #birding #warblers #nature #birdphotography

Black-throated Green Warbler looking for bugs... #birds #birders #birding #warblers #nature #birdphotography

Blackburnian Warbler searching for bugs deep in the Arborvitae... #birds #birders #birding #warblers #nature #birdphotography

Momma racoon 'transporting' one of her kits... #racoons #mothernature #nature #naturephotography

White Trillium is a sure sign of Spring... #wildflowers #flowers #trillium #naturephotography

This dapper squirrel looked iridescent as they scampered by in the bright morning sun... #squirrels #nature #naturephotography

House Wren in Lake Park... #birds #birders #birding #nature #birdphotography

Female Baltimore Oriole in the blossoms... #birds #birders #birding #nature #birdphotography

Baltimore Oriole in the blossoms... #birds #birders #birding #nature #birdphotography

Female Scarlet Tanager with a little snack... #birds #birders #birding #nature #birdphotography