A COLORFUL GREEN-WINGED TEAL IRIS VERICOLOR OR BLUE FLAG Catching the sunrise as the

Catching the sunrise as the colors change throughout the early morning

The morning light was filtering through the bluish/purple/grayish storm clouds and some lightning was coming through

I was thinking where I would photograph the sunrise and thought that the bridge over a frozen South Fork Kishwaukee River would be a good place to set up the tripod

I thought I would photograph the sunset from Eakin Creek West

In the distance

A COLORFUL GREEN-WINGED TEAL IRIS VERICOLOR OR BLUE FLAG Catching the sunrise as theA lone male green winged teal takes a few moments to rest on the south fork kishwaukee river from migrating north in Northern Illinois. (391 74)