It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together; discover "December Prairie Joys" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2025/12/09/d... #nativeplants #midwest #snow #nature #photography #gardening

First snow here in Northern Illinois #nativeplants #gardening

Dragonfly workshop with the amazing @phrelanzer.bsky.social today! #nachusagrasslands #odonata

We had a big group today for seed collection! We harvested little bluestem, thimbleweed, and lead plant to be used in restoration plantings. #nachusagrasslands #prairie #nativeplants

It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together, discover "The Glory of Prairie Grasses" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2025/10/21/t... #prairie #nature #photography #writing

Goldfinches have been enjoying the Rattlesnake Master that has gone to seed in the garden 🪶 #gardening #nativeplants #birds

It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together; discover "Highway Prairie Happiness" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2025/10/14/h... #prairie #nativeplants #nature #writing #midwest

The Goldfinches are loving the Echinacea seeds in the garden 🪶 #nativeplants #birds #gardening

Beautiful, crisp morning at the Franklin Creek Natural Area #prairie #nativeplants

“This is absolutely the perfect spot to hide this and I definitely won’t forget I put it here” - 🐿️ #gardening #nativeplants #fallisforsquirrels

It was a beautiful morning for a seed harvest! Today our volunteer group harvested rough blazing star, little bluestem, pinweed, and spotted bee balm, among others. These will be used in a planting in a newly acquired parcel. #nativeplants #nachusagrasslands #prairie

Traffic jam 🦬 #nachusagrasslands #prairie #bison

Native Eastern Prickly Pear bearing fruit 📍Nachusa Grasslands #nativeplants #prairie

A very good article about nectar properties! #nativeplants #pollinators #gardening growitbuildit.com/reasons-to-n...

A beautiful Differential Grasshopper hanging out on native Switchgrass in the garden #invertebrates #insects #nativeplants

Bought lots of new natives this morning at the plant sale. We barely got the car unloaded and a bumble found the Short’s Aster plugs. They’re all for you, buddy! 🐝 #nativeplants #gardening #pollinators

“Nature and Nachusa” exhibit at The Next Picture Show Gallery. Showcasing artwork inspired by Nachusa Grasslands and Northern Illinois nature. I just started playing with hobby photography about 6 months ago, so it was fun to submit a few of my snaps to this show. #prairie #naturephotography

It's finally FlyDay! The days are getting shorter and the work weeks are feeling longer, but we made it! #flyday #eastcoastkin #insects

Where do bumble bees build their homes? Where do they spend the winter? And how do you protect bumble bees if their nests * overwintering sites are almost impossible to find? Join us to get all the answers! 🐝 🗓️Oct 2 at 10am PT / 1pm ET 🔗Register for this free event: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Attention Northern Illinois People! This is one of my favorite Native Plant suppliers for plugs - fall plant sale this weekend. 🌿 #nativeplants #gardening

A walk in the prairie usually does the trick for me when things feel heavy. #pollinators #butterfly #nativeplants #prairie

I've been hearing lots of cicadas, but haven't photographed any this year. So here are a few from last spring during the dual emergence. I was lucky enough to visit the arborteum at peak cicada time - the trees were vibrating with them. 📍Morton Arborteum. Lisle, IL #insects #invertebrates #cicadas

Come if you can! Learn more about Nachusa Grassland's wild bison herd here: www.nachusagrasslands.org/bison.html #thenatureconservancy #conservation

Found another angle in my camera roll. From underneath he looks like he just has stellar core strength 😍

Banded Tussock Moth caterpillar, president of the clean plate (leaf) club 🐛 #caterpillar #invertebrate #insects #pollinatorstobe

Gratuitous Red Squirrel picture, because Thursdays are rough 📍Voyageurs National Park #squirrel #nature #hiking

Abstract art in the native garden this morning #gardening #nativeplants

Northern Flicker 📍Tilson Bay Trail. Island View, MN #birds #minnesota #birding🪶

A cormorant dries it's wings in the sun 📍Rainy Lake, MN #birds #minnesota #birdphotography 🪶

Tri-Colored Bumblebee (Bombus ternarius) drying out after a rain on native Aster. Spotted in Voyageurs National Park a few weeks ago. I was so excited to see this new-to-me bumble! 🐝 #bumblebees #bees #insects #invertebrates #minnesota

Illinois/Iowa/Wisconsin Nature Lovers: Join us for the Nachusa Grasslands Fall Festival this Saturday in Franklin Grove, IL! This event celebrates the season with a full day of nature, learning, and fun. #prairie #conservation #hiking www.nachusagrasslands.org/aotp-2025.html

It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together; discover "A Tallgrass Prairie Day" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2025/09/16/a... #illinois #midwest #prairie #nature #writing #photography #hiking #adventures

Shadow Darner.. taken after it landed right in front of me in the lake. It was either injured or perhaps just at the end of it's life cycle, making a lot of ripples with it's thrashing. Immediately after I clicked the shutter, a fish came up and completed it's life cycle for it. #dragonfly #nature

A few snaps from today’s hike around a local conservation area. #fungi #butterfly #insects #illinois #nativeplants

A beautiful Yellow-Collared Scape Moth feeding on Giant Sunflower #moths #pollinators #nativeplants #insects

Monarch Tagging with JDCF today! Lots of little ones attended the event - great way for kids to learn about the #Monarch life cycle and how we can help this endangered species thrive. This is minimally invasive and results in a lot of important migration data. #butterflies #conservation #prairie

I don’t always have a photo for #birdoftheday, but when Alan said it was #birdbutt day, I knew I had one to share. Here is a sassy house finch visiting the feeder in my garden this past spring #birds 🪶

Perhaps I was not the only victim of the mosquitos that morning. Common Loon (molted) on Lake Kabetogama, Minnesota #loons #birdphotography #bird #minnesota 🪶

Just a few more #fungi pics from Voyageurs National Park, if you don't mind #fungifriends #mycology #minnesota #hiking 🍄

So perfectly aligned on the leaf, it almost looks as if the woodpecker left his feather behind as an offering 🪶 #nature #hiking

Saw a lot of beautiful fungi on my trip to Voyageurs National Park last month 🍄 #fungi #fungifriends #mycology #minnesota #hiking

I’m a sucker for a caterpillar 🐛 💚 #insects #invertebrates #pollinatorstobe

Seed orders are starting to arrive! We are preparing for a planting on 7 of our acres this fall. My husband carefully curated the mix we will be using and I’m so excited to see the results. Thank you Prairie Moon Nursery for your incredible selection of #nativeplants!

You know the pollen is good when you do a handstand 🤸 #pollinators #nativeplants #plantmoreprairie #insects

Consulted with my local master nauralist and bee expert- she confirmed this is in fact a male Southern Plains Bumblebee! Very exciting to see it visiting the Common Sneezeweed on our land. This #bee is currently under consideration for federal endangered species listing. #nativeplants #pollinators

Love the kaleidoscope of colors in these Marsh Ferns 📍Tilson Bay Bogwalk. Island View, MN #nativeplants #minnesota #nature #ferns

Meadowhawk, perched. 📍Voyageurs National Park, Oberholtzer Trail. #odonates #insects #invertebrates #minnesota

A young Spruce rising from the decaying stump of a previous generation. 📍Blind Ash Bay Trail. Lake Kabetogama, Minnesota #hiking #nature #forest #minnesota

May your day be as productive as theirs 🐛 #caterpillars #nativeplants #prairie #invertebrates #monarchs #plantmoreprairie

It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together, discover "At Home With the September Prairie" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2025/09/09/a... #prairie #nativeplants #naturewriting #nature #photography #tuesdays