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Only a small percentage of this once sprawling and magnificent ecosystem remains. Unfortunately it took a long time to recognize its significance and beauty and to save the small remnants that were untouched and restore some of those which had been severly degraded. It lends itself to close-ups of insects and birds and to intimate landscapes. It is a gem to photograph because of the continuous bloom of new flowers from spring to fall. If you would like a print of any of the images here, printed on archival Epson Premium Luster paper, please contact me for a quote.
Big bluestem with sun on a foggy morning, Somme Prairie Grove, IL
Big bluestem with sun on a foggy morning, Somme Prairie Grove, IL		 (PR2) Pale Purple Coneflowers, IL
(PR2) Pale Purple Coneflowers, IL		 (PR3) Little Bluestem & Gayfeather, IL
(PR3) Little Bluestem & Gayfeather, IL		 (PR4) Culver's Root & Butterfly-weed, IL
(PR4) Culver's Root & Butterfly-weed, IL
(PR5) Birdsfoot Violet and Pucoon, IL
(PR5) Birdsfoot Violet and Pucoon, IL		 (PR6) Black-eyed Susan, IL
(PR6) Black-eyed Susan, IL		 (PR7) Butterfly-weed, Somme Prairie, IL
(PR7) Butterfly-weed, Somme Prairie, IL		 (PR8) Closed Gentian, IL
(PR8) Closed Gentian, IL
(PR9) Pale Purple Coneflowers, IL
(PR9) Pale Purple Coneflowers, IL		 (PR10) Coreopsis and Pale Purple Coneflowers, IL
(PR10) Coreopsis and Pale Purple Coneflowers, IL		 (PR11) Great Spangled Fritillary
(PR11) Great Spangled Fritillary		 (PR12) Frosted Fringed Gentian, IL
(PR12) Frosted Fringed Gentian, IL
(PR13) Fringed Gentian
(PR13) Fringed Gentian		 (PR14) Monarch Butterfly and Gayfeather, IL
(PR14) Monarch Butterfly and Gayfeather, IL		 (PR15) Purple Milkweed
(PR15) Purple Milkweed		 (PR16) Pasque Flower, IL
(PR16) Pasque Flower, IL
(PR17) Monarchs on Gayfeathers, IL
(PR17) Monarchs on Gayfeathers, IL		 (PR18) Butterfly-weed, Somme Prairie, IL
(PR18) Butterfly-weed, Somme Prairie, IL		 (PR19) Shooting Star, IL
(PR19) Shooting Star, IL		 (PR20) White Lady's-slipper
(PR20) White Lady's-slipper
(PR21) Prairie White Fringed Orchid, Somme Prairie, IL
(PR21) Prairie White Fringed Orchid, Somme Prairie, IL		 Fringed gentian and goldenrod, Illinois Beach State Park, IL
Fringed gentian and goldenrod, Illinois Beach State Park, IL		 Argiope spider, Nachusa Prairie, IL
Argiope spider, Nachusa Prairie, IL		 Milkweed pod, Kalsow Prairie, IA
Milkweed pod, Kalsow Prairie, IA
(PR22) Hairstreak butterfly, IL
(PR22) Hairstreak butterfly, IL		 Blazing star, Chiwaukee Prairie, WI
Blazing star, Chiwaukee Prairie, WI		 Blue-eyed grass, Chiwaukee Prairie, WI
Blue-eyed grass, Chiwaukee Prairie, WI		 Shooting stars Chiwaukee Prairie, WI
Shooting stars Chiwaukee Prairie, WI
Prairie dropseed and butterfly weed, Somme Prairie Grove, IL
Prairie dropseed and butterfly weed, Somme Prairie Grove, IL		 Early goldenrod, Illiinois Beach State Park, IL
Early goldenrod, Illiinois Beach State Park, IL		 Blazing star and early goldenrod, Gensburg-Markham Prairie, IL
Blazing star and early goldenrod, Gensburg-Markham Prairie, IL		 Pasque flower. Harlem Hills Prairie, IL
Pasque flower. Harlem Hills Prairie, IL
Birsfoot violet, Chiwaukee Prairie, WI
Birsfoot violet, Chiwaukee Prairie, WI		 Tree frog, Nachusa Grasslands, IL
Tree frog, Nachusa Grasslands, IL		 (PR2) Big Blue Stem, IL
(PR2) Big Blue Stem, IL		 Starry false solomon seal, Illinois Beach State Park, IL
Starry false solomon seal, Illinois Beach State Park, IL
Mayfly, Chiwaukee Prairie, Kenosha County, WI
Mayfly, Chiwaukee Prairie, Kenosha County, WI		 Marsh marigolds, Chiwaukee Prairie, Kenosha County, WI
Marsh marigolds, Chiwaukee Prairie, Kenosha County, WI		 Little bluestem, Illinois Beach State Park, IL
Little bluestem, Illinois Beach State Park, IL		 Pale purple coneflower, Nachusa Grasslands, IL
Pale purple coneflower, Nachusa Grasslands, IL
Purple coneflower, black-eyed susan, and quinine, Belmont Prairie, IL
Purple coneflower, black-eyed susan, and quinine, Belmont Prairie, IL		 Prairie Rose, Coyne Prairie, Dade County, MO
Prairie Rose, Coyne Prairie, Dade County, MO		 Spider Milkweed, The Little Flower Farm Prairie, Jefferson County, KS
Spider Milkweed, The Little Flower Farm Prairie, Jefferson County, KS

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Guest 05-Mar-2012 06:31
I LOVE this gallery. Thank you for doing a great job of recording these incredible ecosystems.
Terry Olsen 08-Dec-2007 22:54
Wonderful gallery! I'm a big fan of prairie photography. V
G.Pietro Munaretto 26-Nov-2007 13:01
Fantastic colors
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