A Bald Eagle keeps his eye on me while his mate sits on the nest in the next tree



The Fall blooming Wild Aster paints the prairies along hedgerows and fences



Still water reflection



And a moment later a Woodduck landed and shattered the reflection
Hiding in Plain site, this Praying Mantis was only inches from my face


On a photo shoot at Summit Lake State Park in central Indian, the Barn Swallows entertained me with their amazing flight acrobats

The Imperial Moth is one of the largest and most beautifully patterned moths in North America
It's wing span ranges from 3" to 8".


A bee, heavy with pollen on portulaca>

The Walnut Sphinx Moth is invisible when resting on a Walnut Tree, and here could almost be mistaken for an old, dried up leaf


Don't blink, you'll miss it! A Prarie ground cover, it's flower stays opne only for one hour. I was fortunate to catch this one as it opened.


Although this brute of a tiger looks majestic in its setting, it was one smuggled into the country and kept in a cage for much of its life. Now it is housed in a sanctuary here in Indiana with a quarter acre to roam in.


A simple, garden plant, this Gazania, with it's precision coloring caught the sun - and my eye

"Catching the Rising Sun"
For a moment in time, this seed pod holds the sun, but only for a moment.


A red Dahlia, its perfect color and shape earned its place in a manipulated image itn the Indiana State House for a year


This elusive Kookaburra teased me for five and a half weeks as I settled my sister's estate in Australia.
Close to the end of my stay, it showed itslef long enough for me to capture a memory. Now I wonder if he's left any gumdrops for me


A cardinal pauses, watching a squirrel just out of sight


Moggill Ferry transports vehichles across the Brisbane River, Australia

A Monarch Butterfly pauses for a tiny sip of nector from the blossoms of a Lantana



An Australian Songbird, the Butcherbirds regaled me often while I was there



On a stroll through the Loblolly Marsh Nature Preserve not too far from Geneva, Indiana, I discovered several species of morning glories


And on the path right in front of me was this Northern Leopard Frog.
Soon after I returned to Indiana, I saw this Walking Stick almost camouflaged well enough.

The Oxeye Daisy stands tall above other Prarie plants