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Photo of the Week: Tree Peony in Bloom at Nichols Arboretum

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light filters through the petals of a beautiful pink tree peony flower.

While people visiting the formal Peony Garden at the Nichols Arboretum in Ann Arbor, Michigan are asked to visit the garden in 2021 (due to possible overcrowding during the COVID-19 outbreak), the tree peonies can be enjoyed now at the arboretum.

Along with the gorgeous rhododendrons and azaleas in bloom, the pinks, whites, and deep reds of the tree peonies take your breath away with their showy beauty.

A cooler spring morning with bright sunshine made for a perfect time to stroll the Laurel Ridge Trail to see the beautiful flowers. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Tree Peony in Bloom at Nichols Arboretum

Photo of the Week: Cattle Egret in Michigan

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white slim bird with golden brown head and breast pauses as it feeds in the harvested cornfield.

You’ve likely had this happen to you.

You’re on your way home with a family member, maybe a spouse, child or parent.

It’s late in the evening, you haven’t had dinner, and you want to get home.

You see something interesting on the way home.

Do you stop?

Or head home so you can finally sit down to eat a late dinner? Continue reading Photo of the Week: Cattle Egret in Michigan

Photo of the Week: Least Flycatcher

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Small dusky olive-colored bird perched on a shrub branch.

The charming Least Flycatcher isn’t as large as other flycatchers, nor as brilliantly colored as migrating warblers in our area.

But the smallest flycatcher in the eastern portion of the United States stands out in the hedgerows and trees with its upright posture and bold white eyering.

Least Flycatchers are seen in our southeastern Michigan area at the same time as colorful warblers heading north to their breeding grounds.

And because many birders are on the lookout for warblers, they often overlook the Least Flycatcher with its white sidebars and yellowish wash on its white belly.

I’m a fan of the Least Flycatcher.

It’s a bird that pauses long enough on a branch for me to admire its coloring, posture, and markings before it flies off to another branch.

Where it perches long enough for me to get another good look at it.

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