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Blackbird points the way to nature fun

Situated on Lake Erie to the east of downtown Cleveland, Ohio, on an old, 32+ hectare catch basin used until 1999 for dumping harbour dredgings (e.g., mud), is the rather amazing Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve. Diverse flora of trees and grassy/brushy areas, + lots of fauna. These shots from a nice visit in June.

Preserve entrance
American Robin @ entrance road
Entering the preserve
Northern Rough-winged Swallow in flight
Deer grazing on shrubbery
Swallow II
Deer II
Swallow III
Deer III
Swallow IV
E. 72nd St boat ramps & park
Red-winged Blackbird (m)
Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme) or similar species of butterfly
Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum)
Red Milkweed Beetle (Tetraopes tetrophthalmus) on milkweed (Asclepias genus)
Gray Catbird! w/ berry & Purple Crown Vetch (Securigera varia)
Red Milkweed Beetle takes flight
More thistle
Red Milkweed Beetle in flight
Red Milkweed Beetle duo
Probably Eastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica) on Milk Thistle
Beetle duo 2
Boat ramps + marina + downtown Cleveland in background

Coming up soon/eventually, parts 2 and 3 of Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve!