AMERICAN MINK MAPLE TREE I wanted to get a

I wanted to get a few close up images of wildflowers so

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I believe it was a cinnamon colored black bear

A female snapping turtle rests for a moment while searching for suitable ground to lay her eggs that will perpetuate her species at Wildflower Park in Northern Illinois

I came to a clearing in which you can see Sprague Lake in the distance below

AMERICAN MINK MAPLE TREE I wanted to get aThese american mink are fun to watch. I had noticed this mink about fifty yards ahead moving from one side of the river to the other. I decided to move back a ways and set up my camera along the river where there was a small path that he was using. I waited for just the right moment and took a few shots before he stood up to investigate what the noise was, which was the motor from my camera. He then took off within the surrounding bushes for cover. It