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Kay on the Prairie
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Just snapping photos as I tromp around. Special interests: native plants, invertebrates, birds. NW Illinois. New to conservation, newer to photography. All photos are my own unless reposts.
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Cindy Crosby @phrelanzer.bsky.social · 22h
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
The Glory of Prairie Grasses
“If grief can be a doorway to love, then let us all weep for the world we are breaking apart so we can love it back to wholeness again.”—Robin Wall Kimmerer ***** It’s been …
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Kay on the Prairie @kayontheprairie.bsky.social · 2d
Goldfinches have been enjoying the Rattlesnake Master that has gone to seed in the garden 🪶

#gardening #nativeplants #birds
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Cindy Crosby @phrelanzer.bsky.social · 7d
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
Highway Prairie Happiness
“What is done cannot be undone, but at least one can prevent it from happening again.”—Anne Frank ***** Although most of our original Illinois tallgrass prairies have vanished&#82…
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Kay on the Prairie @kayontheprairie.bsky.social · 7d
Beautiful
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Kay on the Prairie @kayontheprairie.bsky.social · 7d
Thank you ☺️
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Kay on the Prairie @kayontheprairie.bsky.social · 8d
The Goldfinches are loving the Echinacea seeds in the garden 🪶

#nativeplants #birds #gardening
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Kay on the Prairie @kayontheprairie.bsky.social · 10d
Beautiful, crisp morning at the Franklin Creek Natural Area

#prairie #nativeplants
Sun rising over a prairie Sun rising over the prairie Milkweed bugs on swamp milkweed Lone false sunflower in bloom
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Kay on the Prairie @kayontheprairie.bsky.social · 14d
Wonderful capture
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Kay on the Prairie @kayontheprairie.bsky.social · 14d
Mine are all done too 😭
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Kay on the Prairie @kayontheprairie.bsky.social · 16d
A walnut stashed on top of blazing star
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Kay on the Prairie @kayontheprairie.bsky.social · 16d
“This is absolutely the perfect spot to hide this and I definitely won’t forget I put it here” - 🐿️

#gardening #nativeplants #fallisforsquirrels
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Kay on the Prairie @kayontheprairie.bsky.social · 17d
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
Volunteers walking in the prairie, with a limestone formation in the background Bison wallow in the prairie
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Kay on the Prairie @kayontheprairie.bsky.social · 17d
Traffic jam 🦬

#nachusagrasslands #prairie #bison
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Kay on the Prairie @kayontheprairie.bsky.social · 17d
Native Eastern Prickly Pear bearing fruit
📍Nachusa Grasslands

#nativeplants #prairie
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Kay on the Prairie @kayontheprairie.bsky.social · 18d
Love it! My asters are all done for the most part 😭
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Kay on the Prairie @kayontheprairie.bsky.social · 19d
A very good article about nectar properties!

#nativeplants #pollinators #gardening

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Kay on the Prairie @kayontheprairie.bsky.social · 23d
What a great shot
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Kay on the Prairie @kayontheprairie.bsky.social · 23d
Great shot!!
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Kay on the Prairie @kayontheprairie.bsky.social · 23d
Gorgeous
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Kay on the Prairie @kayontheprairie.bsky.social · 23d
A beautiful Differential Grasshopper hanging out on native Switchgrass in the garden

#invertebrates #insects #nativeplants
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Kay on the Prairie @kayontheprairie.bsky.social · 23d
I love Kingfishers!
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Kay on the Prairie @kayontheprairie.bsky.social · 24d
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
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Kay on the Prairie @kayontheprairie.bsky.social · 24d
Thank you! Mine too
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Kay on the Prairie @kayontheprairie.bsky.social · 24d
“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
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Kay on the Prairie @kayontheprairie.bsky.social · 25d
Wow!
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