AN INTERESTING SCENE MAMMAL A beautiful prairie setting with

A beautiful prairie setting with goldenrod and panicled aster adding a synchronized mix of white and yellow from this Northern Prairie in Illinois

I moved in closer and came within about fifteen feet of the monarch and with it moving about the flowers

This monarch looks to be a female as it appears the veins are broader

I made my way around the north end of the lake and stayed to photograph the two moose for another forty five minutes with Longs peak in the background

Before arriving at Bierstadt Lake trailhead

AN INTERESTING SCENE MAMMAL A beautiful prairie setting withReflections and submerged wood from the surrounding forest creates an interesting scene at dream lake in Rocky Mountain National Park. (412 33)