![]() ![]() Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus ), Nachusa Grasslands, Franklin Grove, IL. There will never be another month quite like this one again. Bison (Bison bison ), Nachusa Grasslands, Franklin Grove, IL.īut July is almost over. Sure it’s tempting to wallow around at home. Crescent moon over Crosby’s front yard prairie planting, Glen Ellyn, IL. Queen of the Prairie (Filipendula rubra ), Peck Farm Park, Geneva, IL.Įven some paler hues. Halloween pennant (Celithemus eponina ), Nachusa Grasslands, Franklin Grove, IL.īarbie pinks, fading in and out of focus. Band-winged meadowhawk dragonfly ( Sympetrum semicinctum ), Nachusa Grasslands, Franklin Grove, IL.Īmbers. Springwater dancer damselfly (Argia funebris ), Nachusa Grasslands, Franklin Grove, IL. Joe Pye Weed (Eutrochium pupureum ), Nachusa Grasslands, Franklin Grove, IL. It might be sprays of purple Joe Pye weed. Who knows what you’ll see? The sky is the limit! Nachusa Grasslands, Franklin Grove, IL. American Bullfrog ( Lithobates catesbeianus ), Nachusa Grasslands, Franklin Grove, IL. Keep watching the life of the prairie unfurl. Unknown bumblebee (Bombus), Peck Farm Park, Geneva, IL. Common yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas ) on prairie dock (Silphium terebinthinaceum ), Schulenberg Prairie, The Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL.Īugust is on the horizon. Compass plant (Silphium laciniatum ), Schulenberg Prairie, The Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL. July prairie wildflowers make the hike worth the discomfort. Unknown frog, Nachusa Grasslands, Franklin Grove, IL. (Left) Widow Skimmer dragonfly (Libellula luctuosa ) and (Right) 12-Spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella ), Nachusa Grasslands, Franklin Grove, IL. Great egret (Ardea alba ), Hidden Lake Forest Preserve, Downers Grove, IL.ĭo you feel yourself slowing down? Feel like you’re about to fold? Common Wood-Nymph (Cercyonis pegala ), Nachusa Grasslands, Franklin Grove, IL. Unknown bee on purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea ), Peck Farm Park, Geneva, IL. Come and see! Blue dasher dragonfly (Pachydiplax longipennis ), Peck Farm Park, Geneva, IL. That’s the sound of the tallgrass prairie in July, calling you. Hear the hum? Snowberry clearwing moth (Hemaris diffinis ) on wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa ), Schulenberg Prairie, The Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL. “Then followed that beautiful season…summer.” - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ![]()
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