Stars over the UP

Green heron, one of my favorite birds

Roadrunner spotted in Yucca Valley, CA

More stars over the UP. I think the blue sky color is a result of light-painting the foreground

Yellow-rumped warbler perched on a birch in the fall

The most evil-looking pumpkin I've carved to date

The Lily Pond in Lincoln Park, a gem hidden in the middle of the city

Golden-crowned kinglet in what could easily be a beer commercial for birds

Torrance Barrens in Ontario, Canada

Trail through Middlefork Savanna, my favorite place on Earth

A random, really insane winter sunset from my old apartment in Chicago

Jack Skellington-themed pumpkin

Bison at Nachusa Grasslands in Illinois

Screech owl! Spotted in a white cedar in front of my apartment

Lead plant (amorpha canescens) flowering

For the first time, my marginal woodfern (dryopteris marginalis) has produced sori

Asclepias purpurascens, purple milkweed

Shoutout to Gurnee Donuts for their sweet potato-taro