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• Tagged 100mm f2.8 macro, 2025, 25.06.29, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, bee, D750, flower, fur, green, honey bee, insect, jumping spider, Jun25, June, macro, NENA Butterfly Garden, Nikon, petal, pink, pollen, purple, red, reflection, shadow, Sony, spider, sunlight, TOP 3, TOP 3 ANIMALS, TOP PICKS, TOP POST, Week 28 2025, WEEKS, WEEKS 2025, yellow

• Tagged 100mm f2.8 macro, 2025, 25.06.29, bee, D750, flower, fur, honey bee, insect, Jun25, June, macro, NENA Butterfly Garden, Nikon, pink, pollen, purple, red, reflection, sunlight, Week 28 2025, yellow

around and around

• Tagged 2025, 25.06.29, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, bee, flower, honey bee, insect, Jun25, June, macro, NENA Butterfly Garden, pollen, reflection, Sony, sunlight, Week 28 2025, yellow

• Tagged 100mm f2.8 macro, 2025, 25.06.29, bee, D750, flower, fur, honey bee, insect, Jun25, June, macro, NENA Butterfly Garden, Nikon, pollen, reflection, sunlight, TOP 3, TOP 3 ANIMALS, TOP PICKS, TOP POST, Week 28 2025, yellow

getting lucky

• Tagged 2024, 24.08.18, 24.08.24, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, ailanthus webworm, animal, Aug24, August, bee, beetle, bumble bee, bumblebee, Cook County IL, Elgin IL, flight, flower, honey bee, honeybee, insect, Laona 100mm f2.8 2x macro, leaf, macro, NENA Butterfly Garden, orange, Sagawau Canyon Nature Preserve, Sagawau Environmental Learning Center, Sony, spider, sun, sunflower, sunlight, Week 36 2024, WEEKS, WEEKS 2024, wings

• Tagged 2024, 24.08.18, A7r3, animal, Aug24, August, bee, Elgin IL, flight, flower, honey bee, honeybee, insect, Laona 100mm f2.8 2x macro, macro, NENA Butterfly Garden, orange, Sony, Week 36 2024, wings

• Tagged 2024, 24.07.20, 24.07.21, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, antenna, bee, butterfly, Chicago Botanic Garden, Chicago Botanic Gardens, Chicago IL, eyes, flower, flying, fur, Glencoe IL, hair, honey bee, hover fly, hoverfly, insect, Jul24, July, leaf, legs, Lincoln Park Zoo, macro, orange, Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, Sony, sweat bee, tongue, Week 29 2024, WEEKS, WEEKS 2024, wings, yellow

• Tagged 2024, 24.07.20, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, bee, Chicago IL, flower, fur, hair, honey bee, insect, Jul24, July, Lincoln Park Zoo, macro, Sony, Week 29 2024, wings

• Tagged 150-600mm f5-6.3, 2023, 23.07.23, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, animal, bee, bird, blue, D750, field, finch, flower, goldfinch, green, honey bee, honeybee, Indigo Bunting, insect, Jul23, July, leaf, Matthiessen State Park, mustard, Nikon, Sony, sunflower, TOP 3, TOP 3 ANIMALS, Week 35 2023, WEEKS, WEEKS 2023, wild mustard, yellow

• Tagged 2023, 23.07.23, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, animal, bee, field, flower, honey bee, honeybee, insect, Jul23, July, Matthiessen State Park, Sony, sunflower, Week 35 2023, yellow

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• Tagged 2023, 23.05.11, 23.05.20, 23.05.28, 23.06.05, A7r3, animal, bee, beetle, Binnie County Forest Preserve, bug, Camp Tomo-Chi-Chi Knolls, Carpentersville IL, damsel fly, dandelion, Elgin IL, eye, flower, Gilberts IL, grass, green, hair, hiding, home studio, honey bee, hopper, insect, insect macro, jumping spider, Jun23, June, Laona 100mm f2.8 2x macro, leaf, leafhopper, macro, May, May23, milkweed beetle, NENA Butterfly Garden, Sony, Sony macro, spider, stink bug, Week 24 2023, WEEKS, WEEKS 2023, wings

• Tagged 2023, 23.05.20, A7r3, animal, bee, Elgin IL, eye, flower, hair, honey bee, insect, insect macro, Laona 100mm f2.8 2x macro, macro, May, May23, NENA Butterfly Garden, Sony, Week 24 2023, wings

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• Tagged 100mm f2.8 macro, 150-600mm f5-6.3, 2021, 21.05.08, 21.05.16, animal, bee, blossom, bristles, Cantigny Gardens, D750, Dupage Court, dying, Elgin IL, flower, hairs, honey bee, insect, iris, macro, May, May21, Nikon, petals, purple, stem, tulip, twist, Week 10 2022, WEEKS, WEEKS 2022, Wheaton IL, yellow

• Tagged 100mm f2.8 macro, 21.05.16, animal, bee, blossom, Cantigny Gardens, D750, flower, honey bee, insect, macro, May, May21, Nikon, purple, Week 10 2022, Wheaton IL

• Tagged 150-600mm f5-6.3, 20.05.05, 20.09.07, 2020, 2021, 21.05.16, 21.06.14, 21.08.07, 21.08.13, 21.11.26, 28-105mm f3.5-4.5, 70-300mm f3.5-5.6, algae, animal, Aug21, August, bee, bird, blossom, cactus, Cantigny Gardens, Christmas Cactus, cone flower, cone flowers, Cox Hollow Lake, crescent moon, D750, egret, Elgin IL, fence, flower, frog, Governor Dodge State Park, great white egret, green, Hawthorne Hills Park, home studio, honey bee, insect, Jun21, June, lake, Lake Katherine Nature Center, lillypads, log, macro, May, May20, May21, moon, mushroom, mushrooms, night photo, Nikon, Nov21, November, orange, Palos Heights IL, pink, pond, private studio, purple, reflection, Sept20, September, studio, toad, tree, water, Week 1 2022, WEEKS, WEEKS 2022, Wheaton IL, Wisconsin Trips 2021, wood, yellow

• Tagged 21.05.16, 70-300mm f3.5-5.6, animal, bee, blossom, Cantigny Gardens, D750, flower, honey bee, insect, macro, May, May21, Nikon, purple, Week 1 2022, Wheaton IL

• Tagged 100mm f2.8 macro, 2021, 21.05.05, 21.05.16, 21.05.23, 21.05.30, 28-105mm f3.5-4.5, animal, auto, auto show, bee, blossom, bridge, Cantigny Gardens, car, car show, car shows, Cars & Coffee, creek, D750, Elgin Civic Center, Elgin IL, fisher, fisherman, flower, Ford, Ford Mustang, forest, hairs, honey bee, insect, iris, macro, Manitowoc County, May, May21, Mazda, Mazda MX-5, MONTHS, Mustang, Nikon, park, petals, purple, rapids, REMAINING, river, stream, tulip, Veteran's Falls, Veteran's Falls Lower, Veteran's Park, Veteran's Park waterfalls, Veterans Memorial Park Waterfall, water, waterfall, waterfalls, Wheaton IL

• Tagged 100mm f2.8 macro, 16-28mm f2.8, 2021, 21.04.11, 21.04.18, 21.04.24, 21.05.05, 21.05.16, 28-105mm f3.5-4.5, 70-300mm f3.5-5.6, animal, Apr21, April, bee, blossom, bristles, bud, Cantigny Gardens, D750, daffodil, Elgin, Elgin IL, Elgin Tower, fence, flower, flower bud, flowers, green, hairs, Hoffman Estates IL, home studio, honey bee, insect, iris, Lords Park, macro, May, May21, Nikon, petals, pink, purple, sign, tower, Week 20 2021, WEEKS, WEEKS 2021, Wheaton IL

• Tagged 21.05.16, 70-300mm f3.5-5.6, animal, bee, blossom, Cantigny Gardens, D750, flower, honey bee, insect, macro, May, May21, Nikon, purple, Week 20 2021, Wheaton IL

• Tagged 100mm f2.8 macro, 19.07.20, 20.03.29, 20.04.11, 20.04.25, 2019, 2020, 28-105mm f3.5-4.5, Apr20, April, bee, beetle, blue, bumble bee, caterpillar, cone flower, D750, Devil's Lake State Park, Elburn IL, Fabyan Forest Preserve, flower, fuzzy, grasshopper, honey bee, insect, Johnson Mound County Forest, Jul19, July, leaves, macro, Mar20, March, Nikon, pink, purple, Rockville IN, thistle, Week 25 2020, WEEKS, WEEKS 2020

• Tagged 20.04.25, 2020, 28-105mm f3.5-4.5, Apr20, April, bee, D750, flower, honey bee, Nikon, pink, Rockville IN, Week 25 2020

• Tagged 100mm f2.8 macro, 20.04.11, 2020, Apr20, April, bee, blue, D750, Fabyan Forest Preserve, flower, honey bee, macro, Nikon, Week 25 2020

• Tagged 100mm f2.8 macro, 20.03.28, 20.04.11, 2020, 28-105mm f3.5-4.5, 70-300mm f3.5-5.6, Apr20, April, bee, blade of grass, blossom, blue, D750, dew, Elgin IL, Fabyan Forest Preserve, flower, forest, Geneva IL, grass, honey bee, insect, Mar20, March, Nelson Lake Forest Preserve, Nikon, North Aurora IL, spring, sunlight, water, water drop, Week 19 2020, Week 20 2020, WEEKS, WEEKS 2020, white, yellow

• Tagged 100mm f2.8 macro, 20.04.11, 2020, 70-300mm f3.5-5.6, Apr20, April, bee, blue, D750, Fabyan Forest Preserve, flower, forest, Geneva IL, honey bee, insect, Nikon, Week 19 2020

• Tagged 100mm f2.8 macro, 20.04.11, 2020, 70-300mm f3.5-5.6, Apr20, April, bark, bee, black & white, blue, branches, D750, Fabyan Forest Preserve, flower, forest, Geneva IL, honey bee, macro, moss, Nikon, red, texture, tree

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• Tagged 16.04.03, 18-55mm f3.5-5.6, 18-70mm f3.5-5.6, 2016, 55mm f2.8 macro, Apr16, April, bee, black & white, blossom, canyon, D7000, flower, forest, honey bee, Illinois Canyon, Illinois Canyon Waterfall, insect, Kaskaskia Canyon, Kaskaskia Canyon Trail, Kaskaskia Canyon Waterfall, long exposure, macro, Nikon, pond, purple, reflection, spider, spring, Starved Rock State Park, Starved Rock waterfall, stream, trees, water, waterfall, Week 15 2016, WEEKS, WEEKS 2016, white

• Tagged 16.04.03, 2016, 55mm f2.8 macro, Apr16, April, bee, D7000, flower, forest, honey bee, insect, macro, Nikon, spring, Starved Rock State Park, Week 15 2016, white

• Tagged 14.09.26, 15.05.31, 15.06.19, 15.06.20, 15.07.03, 15.08.23, 18-55mm f3.5-5.6, 2014, 2015, 70-300mm f3.5-5.6, ant, Aug15, August, bee, brown, caterpillar, Chicago Botanic Gardens, D7000, Dundee IL, flower, fly, Fox River Shores Forest Preserve, glass, honey bee, Huntley IL, insect, iPhone, iPhone 5s, iPhone 5s macro, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6 Plus macro, Jul15, July, Jun15, June, lacewing, leaf, legs, Lisle IL, Lowden Miller State Park, macro, May, May15, Muscatine IA, Nikon, reflection, rose, Sept14, September, spider, sunlight, transparent, Week 49 2015, WEEKS, WEEKS 2015

• Tagged 15.08.23, 2015, 70-300mm f3.5-5.6, Aug15, August, bee, Chicago Botanic Gardens, D7000, flower, honey bee, insect, Lisle IL, Nikon, rose, sunlight, Week 49 2015

• Tagged 15.07.19, 18-55mm f3.5-5.6, 2015, 70-300mm f3.5-5.6, bee, black, blue, branch, brown, butterfly, Chicago Botanic Gardens, clover, D7000, flower, flying, Glencoe IL, green, honey bee, insect, Jul15, July, leaf, moth, Nikon, pale green, purple, red, tree, Week 35 2015, WEEKS, WEEKS 2015, wings, yellow

• Tagged 15.07.19, 18-55mm f3.5-5.6, 2015, bee, black, brown, Chicago Botanic Gardens, clover, D7000, flower, flying, Glencoe IL, honey bee, insect, Jul15, July, Nikon, purple, tree, Week 35 2015, yellow

• Tagged 08.08.17, 11.05.08, 12.07.21, 13.04.20, 13.07.04, 13.08.24, 13.09.02, 18-55mm f3.5-5.6, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 28-80mm f3.3-5.6, 55mm f2.8 macro, 70-300mm f3.5-5.6, animal, Apr13, April, Aug08, Aug13, August, bee, branch, Cantigny Gardens, D50, D7000, D7000 macro, D7000 raw, flower, forest, green, honey bee, Huntley IL, insect, Jul12, Jul13, July, katydid, legs, macro, May, May11, Merrill WI, Nicholas Conservatory & Garden, Nikon, Nikon raw, Ottawa Canyon, pine, Prairie Dells Park, raw, Rockford IL, Sept13, September, spider, spider web, Starved Rock State Park, sunflower, sunlight, web, Week 43 2013, WEEKS, WEEKS 2013, Wheaton IL

• Tagged 11.05.08, 2011, 70-300mm f3.5-5.6, animal, bee, Cantigny Gardens, D7000, flower, honey bee, insect, May, May11, Nikon, Week 43 2013, Wheaton IL

• Tagged 08.08.17, 18-55mm f3.5-5.6, 2008, animal, Aug08, August, bee, Cantigny Gardens, D50, flower, honey bee, insect, Nikon, Week 43 2013, Wheaton IL

• Tagged 13.08.11, 2013, 28-80mm f3.3-5.6, animal, Aug13, August, bark, bee, D7000, flower, flowers, grass, green, honey bee, insect, Nikon, Pleasant Valley Conservation Area, tree, Week 41 2013, WEEKS, WEEKS 2013, Woodstock IL, yellow

• Tagged 13.08.11, 2013, 28-80mm f3.3-5.6, animal, Aug13, August, bee, flower, honey bee, insect, Nikon, Pleasant Valley Conservation Area, Week 41 2013, yellow

• Tagged 13.05.16, 2013, 80-200mm f2.8, apple, apple blossom, apple orchard, bee, blossom, blue, D7000, flower, green, Harvard IL, honey bee, insect, May, May13, Nikon, orchard, road, Royal Oak Farm Orchard, sky, tree, Week 22 2013, WEEKS, WEEKS 2013, white, white flowers, yellow

• Tagged 13.05.16, 2013, 80-200mm f2.8, apple, apple blossom, bee, blossom, D7000, flower, Harvard IL, honey bee, insect, May, May13, Nikon, Royal Oak Farm Orchard, Week 22 2013

• Tagged 07.05.25, 09.08.25, 11.06.12, 12.08.06, 12.09.02, 12.09.08, 12.09.15, 18-55mm f3.5-5.6, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 55mm f2.8 macro, antenna, asphalt, Aug09, Aug12, August, bee, Binnie County Forest Preserve, bug, Bumblebee Moth, butterfly, D50, D60, D60 macro, D7000, D7000 macro, D80, D80 macro, eye, flower, green, hairy, honey bee, hovering, Huntley IL, insect, insects, iPhone, iPhone 4s, iPhone 4s macro, iPhone macro, Jun11, June, leaf, macro, May, May07, moth, Nikon, Nikon macro, Olloclip, Olloclip macro, Painted Lady Butterfly, Pleasant Valley Conservation Area, praying mantis, Riverside Park, Rock Cut State Park IL, Sept12, September, South Barrington IL, spider, spider web, wasp, Wausau WI, Week 14 2013, WEEKS, white, Willow Creek, Willow Creek Community Church, wing, wood, Woodstock IL, yellow

• Tagged 12.09.02, 18-55mm f3.5-5.6, 2012, bee, Binnie County Forest Preserve, D60, green, hairy, honey bee, insect, macro, Sept12, September, Week 14 2013, yellow

• Tagged 12.03.31, 2012, bee, Christmas Cactus, D7000, Davenport IA, Davenport IL, flower, flowers, honey bee, insect, macro, Mar12, March, orange, pink, pistols, purple, red, stamen, Vander, Vander Veer Botanical Park, Week 15 2012, WEEKS, WEEKS 2012, white, yellow

• Tagged 12.03.31, 2012, bee, D7000, Davenport IA, flower, flowers, honey bee, insect, Mar12, March, pink, Vander Veer Botanical Park, Week 15 2012

• Tagged 08.05.28, 09.05.29, 11.04.24, 11.11.11, 11.11.14, 12.01.07, 12.01.12, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, Apr11, April, bee, black, bokeh, Burnidge Forest Preserve, bush, clouds, D50, D7000, D80, dandelion, dusting, Easter, Easter Morning, FAVORITES, flower, fog, full moon, Gilberts IL, grass, green, honey bee, Huntley IL, insect, iPhone, iPhone 4s, iPhone 4s macro, iPhone macro, Jan12, January, leaf, lunar halo, macro, May, May08, May09, Merrill WI, moon, moonshot, Nov11, November, Olloclip, orange, red, reflection, river, rose, Schaumburg IL, silhouette, snow, stars, sun, sunrise, sunset, trees, Wausau WI, Week 2 2012, WEEKS, WEEKS 2011, white, Wisconsin River, yellow

• Tagged 08.05.28, 2008, bee, D50, dandelion, flower, honey bee, insect, macro, May, May08, Wausau WI, Week 2 2012, yellow