THE DOWNY'S SANDHILL CRANES (ANTIGONE CANADENSIS) A female monarch butterfly sips

A female monarch butterfly sips nectar from the common milkweed flower while the morning sun illuminates the scene at Wildflower Park

Sometimes things don't come out the way you had hoped but

Many species of plants thrive throughout Wildflower Park including common milkweed

Cup plants (silphium perfoliatum) grow abundantly throughout much of Wildflower Park reaching heights of over 6 feet

THE DOWNY'S SANDHILL CRANES (ANTIGONE CANADENSIS) A female monarch butterfly sipsAs I make my way through this corridor of the park, I had been photographing the red bellied woodpeckers for awhile when this pair of downy woodpeckers came into view. I decided to follow the smaller downey's for awhile. While watching this pair, they were usually quick and could be elusive so I had to be also with the camera. It was interesting following them as one would fly off to a tree and the other would be right behind as they listen and peck