Bird Island is part of the Edsel & Eleanor Ford Estate NE of Detroit on the shore of Lake Saint Clair. It was created in 1928 from the dredging of Ford Cove. Eleanor loved birds and so they had it planted with trees and plants to attract birds. It is a bird sanctuary and the local Audubon Society conducts walks during the spring and fall migratory seasons and on a typical year identify over 100 species. However, the island is heavily wooded and with my eyesight is not good at locating small birds and most are too far away to photograph, so there are no bird photos in this post.
There are a few unnamed flowers. If anyone can name some I would very much appreciate it. Of course, downloads are best and thanks for viewing. - John
1. Ford Cove. The main estate is on the right and Bird Island is on the left. Edsel Ford's boat house was near the point where the photo was taken.
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2. The bridge to Bird Island
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3. Approaching the bridge and the island. The path is a loop around the perimeter of the island and forks ahead.
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6. Bird Island Sunbathers. I counted 23.
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9. Approaching the end of the island where the path turns to the north side for the return walk.
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John from gpwmi wrote:
Bird Island is part of the Edsel & Eleanor Ford Estate NE of Detroit on the shore of Lake Saint Clair. It was created in 1928 from the dredging of Ford Cove. Eleanor loved birds and so they had it planted with trees and plants to attract birds. It is a bird sanctuary and the local Audubon Society conducts walks during the spring and fall migratory seasons and on a typical year identify over 100 species. However, the island is heavily wooded and with my eyesight is not good at locating small birds and most are too far away to photograph, so there are no bird photos in this post.
There are a few unnamed flowers. If anyone can name some I would very much appreciate it. Of course, downloads are best and thanks for viewing. - John
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John, Would love to take a walk with you and capture like you did and also have some awesome images.Stan
John, this is a truly outstanding series. Excellent compositions and beautiful scenery!
No birds but an excellent set nonetheless, John. It looks to be a beautiful place.
What a delightful Spring set, John. Well executed with a flair.
Beautiful set, John. Very nicely done.
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Loc: North Yorkshire England
A beautiful series John, excellent compositions and variety.
John from gpwmi wrote:
Bird Island is part of the Edsel & Eleanor Ford Estate NE of Detroit on the shore of Lake Saint Clair. It was created in 1928 from the dredging of Ford Cove. Eleanor loved birds and so they had it planted with trees and plants to attract birds. It is a bird sanctuary and the local Audubon Society conducts walks during the spring and fall migratory seasons and on a typical year identify over 100 species. However, the island is heavily wooded and with my eyesight is not good at locating small birds and most are too far away to photograph, so there are no bird photos in this post.
There are a few unnamed flowers. If anyone can name some I would very much appreciate it. Of course, downloads are best and thanks for viewing. - John
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I gave my PlantNet app a workout with these:
No. 2 it says judastree
No. 4 it says malvaceae
No. 5 it says garden violet
No. 7 it says spotted Geranium
No. 8 it says wild parsnip
No.10 it says calley pear
jaymatt wrote:
Pretty scenery, John.
Thank you very much, John.
PixelStan77 wrote:
John, Would love to take a walk with you and capture like you did and also have some awesome images.Stan
Thank you very much, Stan.
Cwilson341 wrote:
John, this is a truly outstanding series. Excellent compositions and beautiful scenery!
Thank you very much, Carol. Worked a little on this and went back to reshoot a couple. Good learning experience.
Thank you very much, NMGal.
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