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Life along the Illinois River

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David Zalaznik, a photgrapher for the Peoria Journal Star, has created a book of photographs of life on and around the Illinois River. The photgraphs are artfully done and are printed on high quality paper. The book is oversize. Most photographs come with a short commentary from David Zalaznik. Besides the Illinois River, bald eagles, blue herons, and Asian carp are heavily featured in this book. Many of his photographs are quite amazing. The photograph of the great blue heron standing motionless searching for fish in thewaters below the Marseilles Lock and Dam is so outstanding that it deserves to be in a museum. I enjoyed all of the photgraphs and found his photographs of the bald eagles outstanding.

Pat Quinn wrote the forward to the book. Pat Quinn is the Lt. Governor of Illinois and is very involved in conservation of the Illinois River. He gives a short and interesting history of the Illinois River.

I highly recommend this book for people who enjoy nature photograohy and/or are interested in the Illinois River.

This book is a beautiful portrayal of the Illinois River. How lucky I am to live near it!

Simply beautiful. Makes a great gift for anyone who lives or lived along the Illinois River.