KEEPING AN EYE OUT PIED-BILLED GREBES (PODILYMBUS PODICEPS) The morning light was filtering

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

If you haven't heard the call of a common loon in the wild

I reached the trailhead soon after leaving the house with camera gear in hand and it wasn't long before I started seeing the wildflowers along the lake which included cup plants

A colorful sunrise appears on this beautiful morning while taking in the views of this paper birch tree framing the summer colors and a misty Wildflower Lake at Wildflower Park

Before reaching the lake

KEEPING AN EYE OUT PIED-BILLED GREBES (PODILYMBUS PODICEPS) The morning light was filteringI had been photographing the common loons for a few days and on this particular morning I was hoping one or two of the loons would come closer to the banks of the lake then they had the previous days. With this image, I had my eyes in the view finder of my Nikon camera using my 300mm f4. 0 lens on the tripod, checking out a loon when I lifted my head up and noticed this loon swimming just off shore checking me out. Excited that this was the shot I was