Category: Seasons
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White tail deer
This picture of a white tail deer on the crest of a hill at dusk was taken on May 5, 2023 at 8:56 PM. This was in the Scarlett Mitchell Woods west section. The deer currently travel from the neighborhoods north of the schools and Turnberry, all the way to Mary Beth Doyle Park woods.…
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Spring Peepers
Spring evenings means the sounds of spring peepers. This was recorded on my phone on May 23rd, 2023 at 9:26 pm. Also see a video of the west wood and the sound of spring peepers on Saturday, May 4th, 2024 at 8:24PM just before sunset.
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Loop Trail Walk in the Spring
Contains sixteen photos of the loop trail. These photos were taken on May 20, 2023. I was in the woods on May 13, 2023 and the leaves were middle size and within a week became full leaf. I was very surprised how fast the tree leaves changed. I took pictures on May 10th of the…
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Morning Sounds in the Woods
I was walking in the woods on May 5, 2023 at 6:40 am and recorded the following movie on my phone. I love the morning bird sounds.
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Spring Unfolding – Workday
Our second Spring Unfolding Event in Mitchell-Scarlett Woods yesterday (4-29-23) was a gratifying success! The turnout brought us just enough folks to get the targeted area pretty well cleaned up in a little more than an hour. Thanks again to Alex Advey, Joey Barker, Gwynne Fisher, Chris Herdell, Bill McNitt, Luisa Ponvert, Judy Schmidt and…
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Spring Unfolding Walk
Short notice and the threat of rain kept most folks away from our first Spring Unfolding event, a walk in Mitchell-Scarlett Woods to see what was blooming. Fortunately, Dagny Hanner and Mike Benham showed up just as Manfred and I were wondering whether or not to take a chance on the weather. The rain held…
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New bird on the block
Welcome the pileated woodpecker to Scarlett Mitchell Woods. Manfred Schmidt is sure he saw one while working in the woods with a friend a few years ago, but now it’s official. On October 20,2022, we spotted it in Scarlett-Mitchell Nature Area West, while walking through that area with Matt Spoor, Nature area Preservation’s current Park…
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Winter Ice Storms
Ann Arbor experienced two severe ice storms in February and March of 2023. Though the storms were beautiful to see, the ice was very hard on the forest. Large branches and whole trees fell in the woods. Two trees fell into the pond. One can see a tree on the left lying in the pond.…
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Loop Trail Walk in the Winter
Contains sixteen photos of the loop trail. These photos were taken on January 26, 2023.
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Loop Trail Walk in the Summer
Contains fifteen photos of the loop trail. These photos were taken on September 2, 2022.