Jerusalem Artichokes nod to distant man-made skyscrapers as they reach to the sky around Lincoln Park’s North Pond. The John Hancock is the high building with the two antennas. Copyright 2018 Pamela Breitberg
Obediant Plants seemed to mimic Chicago’s downtown skyscrapers in design and statue. Copyright 2018 Pamela Breitberg
Green Heron
Careful observation at Lincoln Park’s North Pond can reveal unique birds. This Green Heron (Butorides virenscens) probably wintered in the southern States or Central America. In the South they frequent coastal areas or Mangrove swamps. In the Midwest they are content to residency by ponds and wetlands. Copyright 2018 Pamela Breitberg
Out of the water for a bit, this male Mallard tries to hide among the Dandelions. These images were all taken one morning at Lincoln Park’s North Pond. Copyright 2018 Pamela Breitberg
Grooming is ever a process when out of the water. Copyright 2018 Pamela Breitberg.
Male Wood Duck sunning on a warm spring day. Copyright 2018 Pamela Breitberg
Mallard Duck family enjoying an outing in Lincoln’s Park, North Pond, Chicago. Copyright 2018 Pamela Breitberg
Red-winged Blackbird taking a rare moment to rest under the fuzzy seeded tree at North Pond. copyright 2015 Pamela Breitberg
Seeds shining brilliantly in the late afternoon sun at Lincoln Park’s. North Pond, Chicago. copyright 2015 Pamela Breitberg
Red ear slider turtles sunning near edge of North Pond, Lincoln Park. Setting for this tree in fuzzy seed stage. copyright 2015, Pamela Breitberg
The more I know, the more I know I don’t know. I’m unsure what kind of tree this is and if what I’m looking at are stamens and pistols or newly forming seeds. Ugh! But interesting still.
What is this tree? What stage of growth..seeds or spent flowers? Copyright 2015 Pamela Breitberg
Spring tree activity at North Pond in Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois. copyright 2015 Pamela Breitberg
Would somebody please dust !!
Yellow Coneflower near North Pond in Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois; copyright 2014 Pamela Breitberg