Tag: nature

• Hummingbirds

  

  Since my last post, many moons ago, I have moved from Florida to Washington State….and since Covid restrictions temporarily ‘squashed’ my traveling bug, I’ve had to focus on the beauty in my back yard rather than distant lands. In doing that, I have discovered that hummingbirds often visit my yard. Some even stay through the…

  Carol Groenen

  September 17, 2022

  Birds, nature

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• The Antebellum Trail

  

  To see my Savannah photographs and artwork on Pixels.com, click HERE. To see all of my Southeast USA photographs and artwork, click HERE. A couple of weeks ago, my husband and I took a trip through Georgia’s “Antebellum Trail”. For those who aren’t familiar, it is a driving route through an area of the south…

  Carol Groenen

  May 14, 2018

  Southeast, travel

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• Great Birding Day

  

  Brings Back Memories of Childhood… I recently purchased an awesome new bird feeder system and it has sparked memories of my childhood. It calls to mind my parents saying, “You can have a pet, but you will have to take care of it.” Maintaining feeders is actually a big responsibility and one I don’t take…

  Carol Groenen

  April 18, 2018

  Birds, Uncategorized

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• Trip to St Petersburg, Florida

  

  To see how to buy my Beach photos and artwork on art prints, greeting cards and home decor products click HERE. Check out my Tampa Bay photos and artwork HERE. My husband and I visited St Petersburg, Florida last weekend.  We are not your typical tourists.  While others are basking in the sunshine or frolicking in…

  Carol Groenen

  June 27, 2017

  Beaches, Birds

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• Richland Sandhill Cranes

  

  Check out my Sandhill Crane photographs and artwork for sale on Fine Art America: Sandhill Cranes Sandhill Cranes are highly entertaining birds.  They are sociable, noisy and have a bit of an attitude, which is exactly why I like photographing them. Recently, hundreds of migrating sandhills dropped into a field near Richland, Washington, and I…

  Carol Groenen

  April 11, 2017

  Birds, sandhill cranes

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• Purple Sage

  Common Name:  Purple Sage Latin Name:  Salvia dorrii

  Carol Groenen

  June 7, 2014

  washington wildflowers

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• Milkweed

  Common Name:  Milkweed Latin Name: Latin Name: Asclepias syriaca Photos taken in Richland, Washington on June 6, 2014. Please feel free to make a copy of this collage to help you identify Common Milkweed in the ‘wild’. If you are interested in buying this on canvas print or as a framed print, go to my Fine…

  Carol Groenen

  June 7, 2014

  washington wildflowers

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• Bugloss Fiddleneck

  Photos taken near Richland, Washington on May 6, 2014. Please feel free to make a copy of this collage to help you identify Bugloss Fiddleneck in the ‘wild’. If you are interested in buying this on canvas print or as a framed print, go to my Fine Art America page: Bugloss Fiddleneck. Common Name:  Bugloss Fiddleneck…

  Carol Groenen

  June 4, 2014

  washington wildflowers

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• Yellow Salsify

  Common Names:  Salsify, Yellow Salsify, Yellow Goat’s Beard, Wild Oysterplant Latin Name:  Tragopogon dubious

  Carol Groenen

  May 25, 2014

  washington wildflowers

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