WILDFLOWER BEAUTY Size:10x15 GALLERY WRAP I have come to notice

I have come to notice that the creek usually doesn't completely freeze over and that the creeks edges can form some pretty cool ice patterns

After receiving 2-3 inches of snow overnight

I had my eyes in the view finder of my Nikon camera using my 300mm f4

box elder trees that line the banks of Eakin Creek West

I enjoyed viewing and photographing them as they rested at Wildflower Lake before flying north on their migration

WILDFLOWER BEAUTY Size:10x15 GALLERY WRAP I have come to noticeBlue vervain plants prefer moist areas such as wet meadows, along rivers and ponds. The plant can reach 5 feet tall with the upper stems becoming panicles of flowering spikes. The flowers are small about a 1 4 inch in length. (459 42)