This morning my daughter drove down to Emiquon with me. I was glad to have the company and to give her the opportunity to photograph and study the flowers and butterflies that are abundant this summer. When we stopped by Path 2 and walked out to Thompson Lake, which is already a nice sized lake, what struck us most was the large number of dragonflies that were flying everywhere we looked! I ran across an interesting article on Dragonflies in Illinois that says they are an indication of a healthy wetlands area, so I think that means that Emiquon is off to a great start in its transformation from a cornfield back into the dynamic wetland it once was.
Here is a link to the article:
http://smokytrudeau.tripod.com/writtenbysmokytrudeau/id4.html
