Crops & Clips: Flashback to July, 2015

Once again, I am digging into the photo archives from three years ago, and finding images to depict my favorite memes: critters of all kinds, clouds, skies, reflections, fences, the seasons -- and scenes that speak for themselves. We started out the month at our condo in NE Illinois.

The creek in Glenwood Park, Batavia, on July 2:



Butterfly Weed at Lippold Park:



Yellow and gold adorned the prairie and its inhabitants.

American Goldfinch:





Common Yellowthroat:



Male Bobolink:



Female Bobolink:



Dickcissel:



Eastern Meadowlark:



Cedar Waxwing:



Black-eyed Susan:



Sunburst and clouds over Nelson Lake in Batavia:



We returned to Florida in mid-July, but found gold here as well, in this Needham's Skimmer:

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A Great Egret reflected on the lake's still surface:



White Peacock:



A Wild Hibiscus bloomed at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge:



Smooth-billed Anis nested at Loxahatchee:



Close-up crop of the ani:



Buttermilk sky over the local Wounded Wetlands on July 30:



End-of-month Phaon Crescent:



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Linking to Misty's  CAMERA CRITTERS,

Linking to Eileen's SATURDAY'S CRITTERS,

Linking to SKYWATCH FRIDAY by Yogi, Sylvia and Sandy

Linking to WEEKEND REFLECTIONS by James

Linking to BirdD'Pot by Anni

Linking to Our World Tuesday by Lady Fi

Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday by Stewart

Linking to Wordless Wednesday (on Tuesday) by NC Sue

Linking to ALL SEASONS by Jesh

 Linking to Fences Around the World by Gosia

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Please visit the links to all these memes to see some excellent photos on display

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