D178-2012 Unidentified shade garden flower, similar to an astilbe or a goatsbeard 02

Toledo Botanical Garden, Ohio
June 27, 2012
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D178-2012 Solomon's Seal berries

Toledo Botanical Garden, Ohio
June 27, 2012
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D178-2012 Unidentified shade garden flower, similar to an astilbe or a goatsbeard 01

Toledo Botanical Garden, Ohio
June 27, 2012
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Killdeer on the mud flats around Crosby Lake
Charadrius vociferus

Toledo Botanical Garden, Ohio
June 3, 2012
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Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus
This is the second time in a week I've seen a killdeer on the mud flats at Crosby Lake.

Toledo Botanical Garden, Ohio
June 3, 2012
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D178-2012 Canna 04
Family Cannaceae (a one genus family) . . . Native to tropical and subtropical regions of the New World

Toledo Botanical Garden, Ohio
June 27, 2012
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D178-2012 Canna 09
Family Cannaceae (a one genus family) . . . Native to tropical and subtropical regions of the New World
I applied a thin layer of Fresco filter to give the background a little more 'presence', and thus give the overall image a better sense of place.

Toledo Botanical Garden, Ohio
June 27, 2012
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D178-2012 Canna 01
Family Cannaceae (a one genus family) . . . Native to tropical and subtropical regions of the New World
Growing in the Gazebo Pond.  The railing of the boardwalk approach to the Gazebo shows in the background.

Toledo Botanical Garden, Ohio
June 27, 2012
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D178-2012 Aquatic foliage plant, possibly a Colocasia (sometimes referred to as Elephant Ears).  See a framed version here:  http://smu.gs/NcflqV
Growing in the Gazebo Pond
An alternative view of this plant is here:  http://smu.gs/OcU4Lr

Toledo Botanical Garden, Ohio
June 27, 2012
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Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus
This is the second time in a week I've seen a killdeer on the mud flats at Crosby Lake.

Toledo Botanical Garden, Ohio
June 3, 2012
(nex5n)
Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus
This is the second time in a week I've seen a killdeer on the mud flats at Crosby Lake.

Toledo Botanical Garden, Ohio
June 3, 2012
(nex5n)
Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus
This is the second time in a week I've seen a killdeer on the mud flats at Crosby Lake.

Toledo Botanical Garden, Ohio
June 3, 2012
(nex5n)
See photo in original gallery.