OUZEL FALLS BRIDGE AMERICAN TREE SPARROW A great blue heron remains

A great blue heron remains motionless as mist comes off of wildflower lake on this august morning in Northern Illinois

With the colors of the sunrise appearing just before the sun touched the horizon

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Stopping me in my tracks

I like how the soft lighting brings out the textures of the patterns in the snow beneath the elderberry bushes

OUZEL FALLS BRIDGE AMERICAN TREE SPARROW A great blue heron remainsHiking to ouzel falls will bring you to ouzel falls bridge and ouzel creek at about the three mile mark where you can continue for another 3 miles to ouzel lake or 3. 5 miles to bluebird lake in Rocky Mountain National Park. (436 106)