Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus), flying in, excavating in the hole and throwing out the chips as he built his home at Aman Park, Kent County, Michigan. Photography by John Dykstra.

A Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) silhouetted against glow of sunset, by photographer John Dykstra.

Reflections of a Green Frog (Rana clamitans) in a shallow bit of water at Aman County Park, by photographer John Dykstra.

The iconic Mackinac Bridge combined with the colors of the setting sun. Photography by John Dykstra.

Gull tracks in the sand near Whitefish Point in Chippewa County, Michigan. Photo by John Dykstra.

A winter scene from a wetland area in Muskegon County, Michigan by photographer John Dykstra.

A Dark-eyed Junco captured in the photographer’s own backyard in Ottawa County, Michigan. Image by John Dykstra.

The White River Light Station and Museum in Whitehall on a cold frosty winter morning. Photography by John Dykstra.

A view along the Grand River channel at Grand Haven State Park on a very cold evening after sunset. Photography by John Dykstra.

Please vote for our Moments photographer John Dykstra, who is finalist in a international photo contest titled The Colors Of Nature sponsored by the Outdoor Photographer magazine.

A lovely winter farm scene captured in Ottawa County, Michigan by photographer John Dykstra.

The frost-covered heads of a Common Teasel plant in Ottawa County, Photo by John Dykstra.

A Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) perched high on a tree top in Ottawa County, Michigan. Photography by John Dykstra.

A male Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) in Ottawa County, Michigan – photographed by John Dykstra.

The shoreline of Lake Superior at Sullivans Landing in the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Alger county, Michigan. Photo by John Dykstra.

A row of autumn trees fading into the landscape along a foggy dirt road in Ottawa County, Michigan. Photography by John Dykstra.

White tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) buck and doe at the Outdoor Discovery Center, Allegan County, Michigan. Photograph by John Dykstra.

A soothing mix of autumn colors at Bond Falls in Gogebic County, located in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Photography by John Dykstra.

The sun illuminates a dew-covered Dragonfly in Ottawa County, Michigan. Photography by John Dykstra.

The morning fog during sunrise at Thorton Lake in Alger County – Munising, Michigan. Photo by John Dykstra.

Photographer John Dykstra captured a beautiful fall scene while visiting Council Lake in Alger County, Michigan.

The iconic St. Joseph Lighthouse and pier silhouetted against the colorful skies above Lake Michigan, as captured by photographer John Dykstra.

Photographer John Dysktra captured this Baltimore checkerspot (Euphydryas phaeton) at Crockery Creek County Park in Ottawa County, Michigan.

Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) photographed in Ottawa County, Michigan by John Dykstra

A Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) photographed by John Dykstra at the Upper Macatawa Natural Area in Ottawa County, Michigan.

A Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) poses for photographer John Dykstra in Muskegon County, Michigan.

A Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) wading, photographed by John Dykstra in Ottawa County, Michigan.

Dragonfly On Purple Loosestrife at Grand River Park in Ottawa County, Michigan – photo by John Dykstra.

Morning flight in morning light – a flock of Ring-billed Gulls (Larus delawarensis) in Muskegon County, Michigan by photographer John Dykstra.

Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) coming in for a landing in Allegan County, Michigan. Photo captured by John Dykstra.

Great White Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum) in Aman County Park, Ottawa County, Michigan captured by photographer John Dykstra.
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A common loon (Gavia immer) and chicks, photographed in Lake County, Michigan by John Dykstra.

Young red fox pups (Vulpes vulpes) show off their curiosity of photographer John Dykstra in this image captured in southern Kent County, Michigan.

“This year I have given myself an assignment to photograph from unusual angles and compositions. This photo of a Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris) is my first attempt at accomplishing my goal.” ~ John Dykstra