Joel Dinda's photos with the keyword: Swamp

Part of Michigan Audubon's Baker Sanctuary, from the Kiwanis Youth Conservation Area. Sandhill Cranes live here; in the autumn there are thousands of 'em. Taken during CraneFest about a decade ago.

Just because. Mount Hope Highway's little swamp, just west of Mulliken Road; 10/11/2017.

Tahquamenon Falls State Park, June of 2003. My memory is that the bugs were awful; a few weeks later we walked the same trail under better conditions.

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There often are. We've occasionally seen 'em fly, but generally they just sit in the trees while we watch the cranes.. Big Marsh Lake, near Bellevue, Michigan.

At Big Marsh Lake from the Kiwanis Youth Conservation Area, near Bellevue, on 10/22/2005. Hundreds of cranes have already landed in the marsh; some can be seen in this photo (though not well; they're mostly along those broken trees). Michigan Audubon's Cranefest occurs at Big Marsh early every October, but Audubon and Kiwanis open the viewing area on weekends throughout the month.

From Kiwanis Youth Area near Bellevue, Michigan. Photo taken during Michigan Audubon's CraneFest in October of 2004 with my Nikon N90s. Scanned from a negative.

Maple River State Game Area, north of St. Johns, Michigan. Photo taken 9/8/2013.

Roxand Township, Michigan; photo taken 11/8/2014.

On This Date : Photo taken 9/19/2009 Reeds in the water at Maple River State Game Area, north of St Johns, Michigan. The SGA's mostly about birds. Sandpipers and egrets, herons and swallows, gulls and sandhill cranes. And an occasional eagle, fishing. We also see turtles--a really large one, once--and muskrats. And countless other birds and critters. ========== We venture out to Maple River once or twice a year. The scenery's excellent, as is the birding. The September, 2009, outing was exceptional; reviewing my photographs from that day has been fun. Number of pix taken on various September 19ths: 177 Year of oldest photo : 2004 How I Rated the Date's Photographs : . 1 Star: 2 . 2 Stars: 13 . 3 Stars: 119 . 4 Stars: 41 . 5 Stars: 2

Near Dimondale, Michigan.

Maple River State Game Area, north of St. Johns, Michigan.

Still sorting through old photographs. This one's from 2005. What this photo doesn't capture is the incredible sound all these large birds make.

Dow Road, Sunfield Township, Michigan. I think this is Sebewa Creek.

Three miles or so south of Mulliken, Michigan.