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Harmony
September 22, 2023 -
What could be better. A butterfly and a honey bee sharing the same blossom on our butterfly bush to feed and to pollinat...
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Bee for Me
September 18, 2023 -
The feeding activity for the birds, especially the hummingbirds, has increased significantly over the past couple of wee...
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In the Mix
September 12, 2023 -
Here's a familiar backyard bird that usually is attracted to see feeders. In fact, it usually is the first bird to disco...
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Ready to Fish
September 11, 2023 -
This osprey seemed to appear out of nowhere and alighted upon a branch at the end of the lake. Given its exceptional eye...
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New Nectar
September 08, 2023 -
Until this week the coleus has not blossomed, but as soon as it did, the bees and the hummingbirds were soon there extra...
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Early Fall-1
September 07, 2023 -
Here we are, Labor Day plus two days and the leaves already are changing colors. While I look forward to photographing t...
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Priming the Tongue
September 06, 2023 -
While hummingbirds have proportionately long beaks, it is their tongue that is used to extract nectar from the flowers o...
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Checking the Plant Selection
September 05, 2023 -
It has become apparent that colder weather will be arriving soon. The hummingbird feeding activity has increased both in...
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In Between Catches
September 04, 2023 -
This cormorant had just landed on the lake and began swimming and circling in its search for a meal. Within a few minute...
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Amazing Migration
September 01, 2023 -
Monarch butterflies are the only ones to complete a two way migration as do some birds. While Monarchs normally fly at a...
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Butterfly Bush
August 30, 2023 -
From this perspective you can get a sense of how large the wingspan of this male eastern tiger swallowtail is. The femal...
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Profiled Swallowtail
August 28, 2023 -
The eastern tiger swallowtail is very common throughout the eastern US. It is large with a wingspan of 3-6 inches and br...
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Papilio Glaucus
August 25, 2023 -
The swallowtail butterfly are the second most easily recognized butterfly in the US. It is only second to that regal mon...
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The Monarch
August 23, 2023 -
Several weeks ago the milkweed began to bloom in the wetland area behind our home. Shortly afterwards, first one monarch...
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Deception
August 21, 2023 -
I called this capture "deception"because at a distance you think you may be looking at a small hummingbird or a large be...
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Hemaris Thysbe
August 20, 2023 -
I was relaxing and watching the hummingbirds and the bees extract nectar from the bee balm and butterfly bush plants on...
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The Getaway
August 18, 2023 -
For the second time this week, the doe and her two fawns showed up in the wetland behind our home. This time as they app...
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The Great Pollinator
August 16, 2023 -
Honey bees are very important pollinators for flowers and fruit and vegetables making them "Super Pollinators". They tra...
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Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus)
August 14, 2023 -
A year round Michigan resident. Even though its name implies that it is purple in coloring actuality it is reddish. The...
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Full View
August 11, 2023 -
Finally managed to capture a monarch butterfly coming directly toward me leaving the butterfly bush on our deck. This wa...
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Newborn
August 09, 2023 -
For the second time since returning back here in mid-April, the deer herd has expanded. Just within the past few days, a...
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Catching the Light
August 07, 2023 -
While I am not a big fan of photographing birds on feeders, I couldn't resist sharing this capture as the light was just...
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Busy Bee
August 04, 2023 -
Worker bees cannot carry very much pollen from that many flowers at any one time. As a result, a worker bee will visit b...
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All Natural
August 02, 2023 -
I took a chance last winter and left a planter on the deck with the remnants of a bee balm plant hoping it would come ba...
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The Host
July 31, 2023 -
When we smell and taste we are actually sensing chemicals in our environment. To accomplish this task, we have chemorece...
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Monarch or Viceroy (?)
July 28, 2023 -
A few facts about the monarch butterfly like the female shown in this photo. The main difference between the female & m...
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Our Friend
July 26, 2023 -
While many insects are bothersome, and some even disgust us because they bite us, the blue dasher dragonfly always is we...
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The Great Debate
July 24, 2023 -
When the finch flock shows up to feed and there are 5 or 6 attempting to feed at the same time, the branches above the f...
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Refueling Stop
July 21, 2023 -
With it's back toward the finches and orioles debating over the grape jelly, this hummingbird kept coming and going undi...
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Not Here
July 19, 2023 -
Recently, the finches have discovered the grape jelly enjoyed by the Baltimore orioles every day. When it began, only 1...
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Dining Together.
July 14, 2023 -
Just before the thunderstorms began, the orioles worked hard to empty the feeder of all the grape jelly that was put out...
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Bathing Beauty
July 10, 2023 -
This female muted swan is about to begin her morning bathing ritual in earnest. Always graceful.
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Looking for Lunch
July 07, 2023 -
Recently, a pair of great blue herons have taken up residence nearby and visit the lake behind our home on a daily basis...
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Staredown
June 23, 2023 -
Normally, swans mate early spring and only mate once per year. This year, the muted swan couple (Pen and Cob) had lost a...
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True Color
June 20, 2023 -
The male of this species has darker colors and deeper orange than its female counterpart making them easily distinguisha...
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Hot Foot
June 19, 2023 -
This finch had just finished feeding on grape jelly in the oriole feeder and had landed on the deck railing. It almost i...
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Splashing Around
June 16, 2023 -
After mating for the second time this season and separating, they bathing ritual began in earnest. Here is the female mu...
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Rest Stop
June 14, 2023 -
Once in a great while I am fortunate enough to be ready when one of the ruby throated hummingbirds takes a very brief re...
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Pedicure Time?
June 09, 2023 -
After having her fill of grape jelly and cleaning her beak on the branch, this female Baltimore oriole appeared to be ch...
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Family Time
June 07, 2023 -
Last fall the resident female swan, the Pen, disappeared from view on our lake. Shortly afterwards the male, the Cob, al...
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On the Hunt
May 31, 2023 -
While the cormorants were diving below the surface for their meal, this osprey was circling overhead looking for its pre...
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The Chase
May 29, 2023 -
This male muted swan (the Cob) was angrily chasing the Canadian Goose from its mate and the 5 cygnets swimming with "Mom...
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The Prize
May 26, 2023 -
Cormorants are expert divers. They can dive as deep as 150 feet. They speed along underwater via their webbed feet, usin...
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Safety First
May 24, 2023 -
Sitting high above the feeder holding the grape jelly, this young female Baltimore oriole was checking out the area to e...
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Colorful
January 27, 2023 -
The wood duck is Florida's most colorful duck. It migrates down from the northern US and Canada. It is a "dabbling duck...
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8 Pointer
January 25, 2023 -
Fortunate enough to live in southeast Michigan where the deer and other wildlife come to roam and play. This buck is the...
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A Standout
January 25, 2023 -
This is just the beginning of this year's color show put on by "Mother Nature". You really need to take time to enjoy th...
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Dreamy
November 17, 2022 -
Out driving around the area looking for bursts of fall colors when I found this narrow stream of water cascading over so...
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High Noon
November 16, 2022 -
The various stages of nature all in one capture - - from green growth to the end stage. It's all here to see; you just n...
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Setting Sun
November 11, 2022 -
After exploring the local area for fall colors, I returned home to one of the best scenes of the day on the other side o...
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Inner Peace
November 09, 2022 -
A closer look at my "go to" spot when I need to decompress and forget about everything going on around me.
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Serenity
November 07, 2022 -
My favorite place and my favorite time of year to reconnect with nature and let the world pass me by.
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Transformation
November 04, 2022 -
One of the key things this Japanese Red Bridge, named "Guzei" represents is transformation. Very appropriate in this cas...
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Touch of Color
November 01, 2022 -
Another one of the many small lakes in our neighborhood showing a touch of color in early autumn. Definitely will return...
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Early Color
October 28, 2022 -
A pretty sight from across the lake. It may be beautiful to look at, but it is not something you want to touch or bring...
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Frosty Morn
October 26, 2022 -
Late morning with the sun up, the air still is chilly and the mist rises off the lake. It's early fall, the leaves are b...
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Breaking Light
October 24, 2022 -
Shortly after sunrise with frost on the rooftops signals the real start of fall, color change and windy days.
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Mid-day Reflections
October 21, 2022 -
When the sun shines, the air is crisp but not cold, the leaves are rapidly showing off their colors before the trees tak...
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From A Distance
October 03, 2022 -
Late afternoon while sitting on the deck photographing hummingbirds, I saw a small, almost speck, high in the sky beyond...
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Who's Watching
September 30, 2022 -
In the kitchen one afternoon when this red tailed hawk landed on the neighbors tree. I'm guessing it was a scouting perc...
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Up Close
September 26, 2022 -
The sunflower symbolizes positivity. Although I only have seen yellow sunflowers, they come in a wide array of colors. R...
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Going Fishing
September 19, 2022 -
This male Belted Kingfisher has taken to perching in a dead tree outside my office window late afternoon while looking f...
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PeWee
September 16, 2022 -
This Eastern woo-pewee Flycatcher is a newcomer to our yard. During the autumn they migrate to Central and South America...
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Falling Leaves
November 22, 2021 -
And here we are again. The wind has started, the rains are coming in and the leaves are falling down all around us. Look...
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Country Roads 3
November 20, 2021 -
Cresting this hill brought us another beautiful scene. This time there was no traffic in either direction so I could spe...
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Country Roads 2
November 16, 2021 -
Another back road and another beautiful encounter with the world around us.
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Country Roads 1
November 12, 2021 -
The beginning of our Sunday afternoon adventure exploring the local are to take in the beauty of the season surrounding...
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Fall Colors
November 11, 2021 -
When the sun breaks through the overhead branches the fall colors really glow. Nature's pallet is amazing.
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Autumn in Michigan
November 10, 2021 -
Before the wind and the rain rolled in and pretty much stripped the trees, we had the opportunity to cruise around and t...
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Start of Color
November 09, 2021 -
This is where it begins. I watch the colors begin to change at home, and then begin exploring the back roads and the loc...
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