AMERICAN MINK MAPLE TREE A beautiful sandhill crane looks

A beautiful sandhill crane looks towards its mate while moving across the prairie landscape in search of a meal during a sunny spring afternoon in Northern Illinois

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The campanula trail or boardwalk at Starved Rock State Park

Hallett peak and sprague lake are beautifully illuminated in the golden morning sun at Rocky Mountain National Park

AMERICAN MINK MAPLE TREE A beautiful sandhill crane looksThese 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