Thursday, May 06, 2021

Birds in the Rain

A great egret at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor.
We hope that the greenhouses and fenced gardens will be able to open soon.


A heron and two Canada geese.

A nesting sandhill crane.

We could see the crane's mate on the other side of the reeds.

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16 comments:

  1. Angie's Recipes5/06/2021 11:51 PM

    The egret looks very beautiful!

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  2. Linda5/07/2021 1:10 AM

    Beautiful pictures!

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  3. Iris Flavia5/07/2021 2:44 AM

    Great shot of the reflecting heron.
    Yes, hope things open up soon.

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  4. Valerie-Jael5/07/2021 7:44 AM

    Fabulous photos! Valerie

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  5. My name is Erika.5/07/2021 8:17 AM

    How cool you have sandhill cranes. We don't get them here. I'm glad they build their nests so high off the ground too. Happy Friday.

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  6. Bleubeard and Elizabeth5/07/2021 9:09 AM

    Beautiful bird shots, Mae. The sand hill cranes are wonderful. They nest in an area about 50 mi9les west of me, so I have to travel if I want to see them. As for the geese, all I have to do is walk to the river, about 7 blocks from me.

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  7. Divers and Sundry5/07/2021 10:52 AM

    Striking! That egret makes quite an impression, doesn't it!

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  8. Jeanie5/07/2021 10:57 AM

    Gorgeous, each and every one, but especially the egret. I haven't been to Matthei's botanicals in ages. It's beautiful.

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  9. DVArtist5/07/2021 11:02 AM

    Really wonderful photos. Have a nice day.

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  10. Adam Jones5/08/2021 4:47 AM

    How nice to see the Sandhill Cranes at a nest. Very lucky.

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  11. eileeninmd5/08/2021 5:22 AM

    Hello,

    Great collection of photo and birds. I love the Egret, Heron and the Sandhill Crane. It would be neat to see the Crane's chicks. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a happy weekend! PS, thank you for the visit and comment on my blog.

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  12. Anu5/08/2021 6:32 AM

    Hello. Wonderful collection of birds. Thank you for sharing.

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  13. ~Lavender Dreamer~5/08/2021 9:45 AM

    How neat to see the Crane nesting! I've never seen one with a nest on the ground like that. Love this post and all the birds you've seen!

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  14. ~Lavender Dreamer~5/08/2021 9:45 AM

    PS I love the reflections in the water of the first few photos too!

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  15. gluten Free A_Z Blog5/08/2021 12:24 PM

    I am always fascinated seeing birds especially water birds . You've captured such lovely shots. Thanks for sharing Mae.

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  16. David M. Gascoigne,5/08/2021 4:30 PM

    What a great series of photographs. I suspect that the rain didn't bother the birds at all. I am especially excited to see the crane on the nest. Well done with all of these images.

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