Poppies and Cornflowers   Poppies and Cornflowers fill a farmer’s field in late June. The cultivated field on the self-sufficient farm was plowed using a team of oxen. Fennville, Michigan

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Red Hibiscus   Hibiscus grow in many climates; in many varieties. Among those that grow in Saugatuck are varieties of the Red Hardy Hibiscus, such as this Lord Baltimore Hibiscus, a sterile hybrid. The deep red blossoms range from 8 to 10 inches across.

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Oxbow Lagoon, Saugatuck Harbor Natural Area   As summer wanes, a Mute Swan patrols its home on Oxbow Lagoon. The phrase 'swan song' refers to this particular type of swan. The legend says these swans are utterly silent all of their lives until the last moment. And then, just before dying, they sing out one achingly beautiful song. In reality, Mute Swans are not completely silent. Mute swans are found in the central Great Lakes Region, predominantly in Western and Upper Michigan. At 26 pounds, they are very big birds with a wing span reaching 8 feet; and are supposedly strong enough to break a man's arm. They are not a native species, but were transported to North America in the late nineteenth century by European immigrants.

 

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Migrating Loons   A trio of loons spends a few days on McLaren Lake during their fall migration, probably to the Atlantic Ocean. There are fewer 800 nesting pairs of loons in Michigan, mostly found in the upper lower peninsula and the upper peninsula.

 

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