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Edge of prairie restoration area in county forest preserve (foreground) near equestrian farm on a cloudy afternoon in mid October, northern Illinois, USA, for seasonal, rural, and agrarian motifs
Flowers of the pulmonaria plant. Northern Illinois, USA.
Silos and corn in a small northern Illinois town.
Beautiful Autumn Sunset over Tampier Lake in Northern Illinois
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) female in Common Winterberry (Ilex verticillata) during snowstorm, Marion, Illinois, USA.

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Painterly abstract of prairie pothole (a natural depression full of water) reflecting blue sky in springtime, northern Illinois, USAImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/painterly-abstract-prairie-pothole-natural-depression-188091002">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Harmony in ornamental garden: Arrangement of coleus and other potted plants late in summer, northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/harmony-ornamental-garden-arrangement-coleus-potted-153613085">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Spring cuttings: Piles of pruned tree branches arranged for pickup along curved path by woods in a public park, northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/spring-cuttings-piles-pruned-tree-branches-135522083">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Summer at a glance: Abundance of pale purple coneflowers (botanical name: Echinacea pallida) in garden, July in northern Illinois (foreground focus)Image used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/summer-glance-abundance-pale-purple-coneflowers-147860681">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Corner of formal garden in spring, northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/corner-formal-garden-spring-northern-illinois-99547673">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Wooden fence on farm under partly cloudy sky late in summer, northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/wooden-fence-farm-partly-cloudy-sky-153903620">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Climbing wild rose (botanical name: Rosa setigera) growing in a prairie thicket early in July, northern Illinois (selective focus)Image used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/climbing-wild-rose-botanical-name-rosa-150943829">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Abundance of shasta daisies (botanical name: Leucanthemum x superbum) in summer garden, northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/abundance-shasta-daisies-botanical-name-leucanthemum-151316972">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Storm damage: Broken tree in woods, springtime in northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/storm-damage-broken-tree-woods-springtime-99484307">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Birdhouse among black-eyed Susans (botanical name: Rudbeckia hirta) in nature preserve , August in northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/birdhouse-blackeyed-susans-botanical-name-rudbeckia-150424667">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Legacy of winter: Row of flagpoles without flags against a partly cloudy sky in spring, northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/legacy-winter-row-flagpoles-flags-partly-135347171">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Greenhouse rows of pink and white begonias in springtime, northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/greenhouse-rows-pink-white-begonias-springtime-126722312">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Green practice in winter: Three wooden compost bins on a cold day in a public park in northern Illinois, USAImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/green-practice-winter-three-wooden-compost-169930499">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Female American kestrel (scientific name: Falco sparverius) perched on gloved finger of naturalist in winter, northern Illinois. A.k.a. sparrow hawks, kestrels are the most common falcon in N. AmericaImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/female-american-kestrel-scientific-name-falco-128586710">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Roof of greenhouse reflected in campus window -- Elgin Community College, Elgin, IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/roof-greenhouse-reflected-campus-window-elgin-31883320">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Barn dreams: Surreal illustration of a public red barn in northern Illinois, USAImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/barn-dreams-surreal-illustration-public-red-184091690">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Sign on public farm in northern Illinois: "Do not feed anything to the animals"Image used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/sign-public-farm-northern-illinois-feed-153893609">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Prairie landscape at sunset in fall, with rain clouds moving in beyond horizon of woods, northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/prairie-landscape-sunset-fall-rain-clouds-87645037">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Center pivot irrigation system on farm field in winter, northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/center-pivot-irrigation-system-farm-field-93067957">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Spring at a glance: Detail of formal garden with pink flowering Eastern redbud (botanical name: Cercis canadensis) and trimmed shrubs, northern Illinois in AprilImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/spring-glance-detail-formal-garden-pink-99512543">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Mammatus clouds over northern Illinois on a warm evening in JuneImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/mammatus-clouds-northern-illinois-warm-evening-32408842">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Environmental landscape in mid October, with lake and reeds in foreground and two rows of transmission towers receding across forest preserve in northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/environmental-landscape-mid-october-lake-reeds-63020245">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Tops of wind turbines against a wintry blue sky in northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/tops-wind-turbines-wintry-blue-sky-48062857">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Wind turbines stand above wintry farmland in northern Illinois (roadside view)Image used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/wind-turbines-stand-wintry-farmland-northern-48062860">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Wind turbines and distant power pylons stand above wintry corn field in northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/wind-turbines-distant-power-pylons-stand-47110360">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Rural dirt road lined with trees and telephone poles by farm fields on overcast spring day in northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/rural-dirt-road-lined-trees-telephone-50105062">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Ice sculpture of elephant or mastodon, partial view, in public square -- detail of winter ice festival in northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/ice-sculpture-elephant-mastodon-partial-view-9438046">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Quiet avenue of trees after a snowstorm: An aspect of winter more agreeable to many than what they often see on newscastsImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/quiet-avenue-trees-snowstorm-aspect-winter-340735646">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Serenity after a snowstormImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/serenity-snowstorm-232154266">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Multiple tracks of car tires, with a few footprints, in snow on pavementImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/multiple-tracks-car-tires-footprints-snow-24827734">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Clearing in woods strewn with pine needles (focus on middle ground)Image used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/clearing-woods-strewn-pine-needles-focus-63495223">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Multiple tracks of car tires, with a few footprints, in snow on pavementImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/multiple-tracks-car-tires-footprints-snow-24827731">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Green foxtail (Setaria viridis), a wild grass common in the United States. Often considered a weed, it grows in clumps.Image used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/green-foxtail-setaria-viridis-wild-grass-37889245">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Green foxtail (Setaria viridis), a wild grass common in the United States. Often considered a weed, it grows in clumps.Image used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/green-foxtail-setaria-viridis-wild-grass-37889248">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Tree branches encased in ice on a winter dayImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/tree-branches-encased-ice-winter-day-43373527">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Two snow-covered benches by a tennis court under snowImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/two-snowcovered-benches-tennis-court-snow-22589875">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Prairie grass at top of hillImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/prairie-grass-top-hill-33528268">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Big sky over hilltop with prairie grassImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/big-sky-hilltop-prairie-grass-33528253">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>

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