Grand Island, New York Photo Album
Vol. IV (2007)
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"Ladies' Man!"- November 2007

Barbara McMichael Photo - Click for larger view
   Barbara McMichael took this photo on Sunday morning, November 18th, in the woods of Beaver Island State Park.
"Some of his lady friends had run by a little earlier," Barbara reported. "A beautiful sight on a crisp November morning."
Posted November 21, 2007

"Beaver Island"- November 2007

Emily Dahlstrom Photo - Click for larger view
   Emily Dahlstrom took this photo around noon on Sunday, November 11, 2007 at the Lagoon at Beaver Island.
Posted November 15, 2007

"Lake-Effect Clouds"- November 2007

Barbara McMichael Photo - Click for larger view
   Barbara McMichael took this shot of the lake-effect clouds over the field
at the corner of Ferry and Beaver Island Parkway on the morning of November 5th.
Posted November 7, 2007

"River Mist"- November 2007

Emily Dahlstrom Photo - Click for larger view
   Emily Dahlstrom took this photo on Friday morning, November 2, 2007 looking out across the water from her property on East River Road.
Posted November 5, 2007

"Halloween Morning"- October 2007

Barbara McMichael Photo - Click for larger view
   Barbara McMichael took this photo at the East River Marina area of Beaver Island State Park on Halloween morning 2007.
Posted October 31, 2007

"Bold Hawk"- October 2007

Jeannie Dickinson Photo - Click for larger view
   This hawk flew into the Dickinson children's swing set on Whitehaven Road
on Thursday, October 25, 2007. "It was the neatest thing I have ever
encountered! He actually let me walk right up to him!" the photographer Jeannie Dickinson
said. "He was staring at me. I think he was looking for my little dog Co-Co!" she said.
Posted November 1, 2007

"Freddy Fox"- October 2007

Emily Dahlstrom Photo - Click for larger view
   Emily Dahlstrom took this photo at her East River Road residence on the morning of Monday, October 15, 2007. "Freddy showed up in our backyard early this morning. So kind of the wildlife to stick to the sidewalk, don’t you think?"
Posted October 15, 2007

'Calm Reflections at Beaver Island' - 2007

Lisa Boulden Photo - Click for larger view
   Lisa Boulden captured this scene near the marina at Beaver Island on Sunday, October 7, 2007
Posted Otober 11, 2007

"Hawk Takes A Break!" - 2007

Doug Lowe Photo - Click for larger view
   Doug Lowe took this photo of his resident hawk
who found an interesting place to take a break in his backyard
on Bedell Road on the afternoon of October 1, 2007.
Posted October 4, 2007

"Wild Turkey"- September 2007

Kim Ludwig Photo - Click for larger view
   Kim Ludwig took this wild turkey's picture on Wednesday, September 26, 2007 in her back yard on Meadow Lane.
Posted September 27, 2007

"Feathered Friends At Beaver Island Lagoon" - Sept. 2007

Karen Sorbello Photos - Click for larger view.
    These photos were taken down by the Lagoon in Beaver Island State Park
by Karen Sorbello on September 18-19, 2007. "I love this time of year when
the colors have begun to change," Karen wrote.
Posted September 20, 2007

"Great Blue Heron"- September 2007

Barbara McMichael Photo - Click for larger view
   Barbara McMichael took this photo by the Beaver Island lagoon
Tuesday morning, September 18, 2007. "I see this heron at the park almost every day.
It is becoming fairly tame and will pause for "photo ops" while searching for its next
meal," Barbara writes. "I think frogs were on the menu today, judging by the number
of them I heard jumping into the water," she said.
Posted September 19, 2007

"September Flowers" - Sept. 2007

Kim Ludwig Photos - Click for larger view
   Kim Ludwig, accompanied by her dog, Hannah, took these photos at night on Monday, September 10, 2007.
"Yellow flowers fill the field near the power lines," she said.
"The sun was hitting them just before sunset to make them glow," she said.
Posted September 13, 2007

"Field Flowers"- September 2007

Barbara McMichael Photo - Click for larger view
   This photo was shot by Barbara McMichael on Sunday, September 2, 2007 at the corner of Ferry Road and Beaver Island Parkway, near the bike path. "Every September this field is covered in a sea of yellow Tickseed sunflowers, one of the many beautiful sights on the Island and a glorious farewell to summer," Barbara wrote.
Posted September 6, 2007

"August Moon"- August 2007

Kim Ludwig Photo - Click for larger view
   Kim Ludwig took this photo on Monday, August 27th from her back yard on Meadow Lane.
Posted August 30, 2007

"River Log Marked"- August 2007

Emily Dahlstrom Photo - Click for larger view
   "Some kind person marked this log that is stuck in the East River," Emily wrote this week. Emily took
the photo Saturday, August 4, 2007 when she first noticed it. "I don't know how long this has been here!" she said.
The log was in the area of the 4600 block of East River and closer to the Wheatfield side of the river.
However, by Wednesday, August 8th, it had shifted downstream slightly.
Posted August 7, 2007

"Viceroy & Monarch"- August 2007

Nathan Cook Photo - Click for larger view
   Nathan Cook sent these stitched photos of a Viceroy (left side) and Monarch (right side). Both were taken during the week of August 5, 2007 and at a glance, they appear to be the same thing but upon more detailed inspection they turn out to be quite different. Watching them fly further distinguishes them as different - Monarchs do a lot of coasting and gliding, while the Viceroy continually flutters. Monarchs are also 20% larger. At one time it was thought that the Viceroy had, over its evolution, taken on the visual character of the Monarch to stop birds and other predators from eating them. Monarchs were assumed to be bad tasting/poisonous, which has not necessarily proven to be the case in experiments. See http://www.iscid.org/encyclopedia/Monarch_Viceroy_Puzzle for a well written article comparing the two species.
Posted August 9, 2007

"Giant Flowers In Greco Garden"- July 2007

Frank Greco Photo - Click for larger view
   West River Road resident Frank Greco took this photo on Tuesday, August 7, 2007 of wife,
Julie and her garden. "If you look closely, there are another seven flowers coming," Frank said. Julie Greco took the photo on the right.

Posted July 31, 2007

"Beautiful Bee"- July 2007

Kim Ludwig Photo - Click for larger view
   Kim Ludwig took this photo on July 26th in the woods behind her home on Meadow Lane.
Posted July 31, 2007

"Hairy Frog & More!" - July 2007

Kim Ludwig Photos - Click for larger view
   Kim Ludwig photographed the frog and dog in her yard on Meadow Lane on Sunday, July 29, 2007.
Kim writes, "I'm A Hairy Mess!" This toad went through our dog kennel outside, and was covered in hair.
I took his photo, and then pulled the hair off for him!
"Some Day My Prince Will Come!" Our English Cocker Spaniel,
Hannah, met the little toad friend yesterday!
Tubing on the West River Sunday - Kim's son, Tyler Ludwig and his friend, David Mongan.
Posted July 31, 2007

"Green Heron"- July 2007

Barbara McMichael Photo - Click for larger view
   Barbara McMichael took this photo of a green heron that has been hanging around
the lagoon at Beaver Island on Sunday, July 22, 2007. "It came pretty close to me as it was fishing near the shoreline," she said.
Posted July 25, 2007

"Mink Family"- July 2007

Gary Dahlstrom Photos - Click for larger view
   Gary Dahlstrom took these photos of four mink strolling across neighbor Betty Killian's breakwall on the East River.
Posted July 19, 2007

"Red-Tailed Hawk" - July 2007

Karen Sorbello Photos - Click for larger view.
   According to Karen Sorbello, this beautiful Red-Tailed Hawk was sitting on a telephone line
very near the corner of Baseline and Love roads on the morning of July 9, 2007, and again in the afternoon.

Posted July 12, 2007

"Baby Falcon"- July 2007

Emily Dahlstrom Photo - Click for larger view
   Emily took this photo of the North Grand Island Bridge on July 3, 2007. Notice the tiny Falcon.
Posted July 5, 2007

"Spring Photos" - 2007

Barbara McMichael Photo - Click for larger view.
   The daffodils were photographed in a wooded area of Beaver Island State Park. "The Yellow warbler migrates north from Mexico each spring. This one made it all the way to a pussy willow growing near the Beaver Island Marina," Barbara said. Both shots taken on May 3, 2007.
Posted May 10, 2007

"Indigo Bunting" - May 2007

Kim Ludwig Photos - Click for larger view
   Kim Ludwig photographed this Indigo Bunting in her yard on Meadow Lane on Wednesday, May 9, 2007.
Posted May 10, 2007

"Rose-breasted Grosbeak" - May 2007

(left) "Don't Come Any Closer!!" - (center) "Hey Guys...the food is over here!!" - (right) "Can't A Grosbeak Eat In Peace??"

"Guys..that crazy camera lady is back!!
Kim Ludwig Photos - Click for larger view
   These photos were taken by Kim Ludwig of Meadow Lane. Kim writes, "I have been waiting
for the Rose-breasted Grosbeak to come back for the summer
and just saw them for the first time at my feeder on Saturday, May 5th.
Their tropical look almost makes them look out of place in Buffalo!
Posted May 10, 2007

"Baltimore Oriole"- May 2007

Nathan Cook Photo - Click for larger view
   Nathan Cook snapped this photo on Sunday afternoon, May 6, 2007 in his yard on Harvey Road. He writes,
"I'm not sure what triggered it, but I had Orioles most of Sunday afternoon. They were very shy and easily spooked.
I had put out a hummingbird feeder about an hour before I sighted the first Oriole but it wasn't trying to use the
hummingbird food. It worked on the orange essence suite instead."
Posted May 7, 2007

"Fox At Full Speed!"- May 2007

Kim Ludwig Photos - Click for larger view
   Kim Ludwig took this photo and sent it to Isledegrande.com on Wednesday, May 2, 2007. "I'm still shaking!" she wrote. "I took a walk in the woods behind my house just to take bird and nature pictures when I heard a loud splash in the swamp next to me, (I thought ducks landed in the little pond!) and out ran a fox at full speed!
Posted May 2, 2007

"Expressions Of A Squirrel"- May 2007

Kim Ludwig Photos - Click for larger view
   Kim Ludwig took these photos Tuesday, May 1, 2007 in her yard on Meadow Lane.
(left) "I Wish I Was A Bird"
"Caught Ya!" ("Now I have proof if he tries to deny that he's been at my feeder!" Kim wrote.
"Who Me?"
Posted May 2, 2007

"Fiery Sunset" - 2007

Lisa Boulden Photo - Click for larger view
   Lisa Boulden photographed this ""Fiery Sunset" on Sunday, April 29, 2007 on West River and Fix roads.
Posted May 1, 2007

"Springtime In WNY"- April 2007

Emily Dahlstrom Photo - Click for larger view
   Emily captured the ducks in the area of her East River Road boathouse on April 20, 2007 when the water was very still.
Posted April 26, 2007

"Niagara's Expanding Skyline -A View From West River" - 2007

Lisa Boulden Photo - Click for larger view
   This beautiful West River view was taken by Lisa Boulden on Tuesday, April 24, 2007 around 9 p.m. "A beautiful evening; the water was as still as glass," she said.
Posted April 26, 2007

"Turkey On Ice!"- April 2007

Nathan Cook Photo - Click for larger view
   This turkey is probably enjoying the change of scenery as he floated down river Saturday afternoon, April 21, 2007.
Posted April 26, 2007

"Springtime"- April 2007

Kim Ludwig Photos - Click for larger view
   Kim Ludwig took these photos Thursday evening, April 19, 2007 in Beaver Island State Park.
"N- - - Ice Night For A Canoe Ride!" is what Kim called the photo of the man in the canoe heading out towards Strawberry Island just before sunset.
A great blue heron hitching a ride on an ice flow
"Sing Your Little Heart Out!" was taken in Kim's backyard. "He was soooo cute! He was singing his little song to his mate that was off in the distance. He sang, paused and waited for her to sing back to him! This kept going on for quite a while! Love is in the air!!"
Posted April 26, 2007

"Spring Ice Flows" - 2007

Barbara McMichael Photo - Click for larger view.
   Barbara McMichael snapped the ice in the river in the area of the Beaver Island Park sledding hill, on Saturday, April 21st. "There were still some chunks of ice floating down the river, seemingly out of place during the warm spring evening, she said.
Posted April 21, 2007

"Blue Birds And More" - March 2007

Paula Sciuk Photos - Click for larger view
    Paula Sciuk, an active member of the Grand Island Garden Club, snapped these birds who were feeding in her yard in mid March 2007. Though there are more and more reports of Blue Birds on the Island, they are still an unusual visitor to our yards and birdfeeders. According to Paula, the Blue Birds only spent a day in her yard and seemed to be traveling with a Robin. Also shown are a Goldfinch, Downey Woodpecker and Red-Bellied Woodpecker. The fruit tree is a Red Aspire Pear.
Posted April 19, 2007

"Easter Morning Visitors"- April 2007

Nathan Cook Photos - Click for larger view
   Mother Nature took over the Cook family's Harvey Road yard on Sunday
when Nathan Cook snapped these photos of the Purple Finch and the many deer who visited this past weekend.
Posted April 12, 2007

"Easter Morning At The Bird Feeder"- April 2007

Kim Ludwig Photo - Click for larger view
   Kim Ludwig took this photo at the bird feeder in front of her house on Easter morning, April 8, 2007.
"I think the poor birds are regretting leaving the south so soon!!
All I can do for them now is be sure to keep my feeders filled up for easy accessible food!" she said.
Posted April 12, 2007

"April Evening Photos" - April 2007

Kim Ludwig Photos - Click for larger view
   Kim Ludwig photographed these pictures on the evening of Monday, April 2, 2007. The first one, "Rays From Above,"
was taken on the West River near the Whitheaven Overlook. The seagulls were taken
in the area of the Beaver Island Marina. "Sunset Over Niagara" was taken along West River Parkway.
Posted April 5, 2007

"Nuthatch" - April 2007

Kim Ludwig Photos - Click for larger view
   Kim Ludwig photographed the Nuthatch in her yard on Meadow Lane on Friday, March 30, 2007.
Posted April 5, 2007

"East River Road Fox" - 2007

Bill DeGlopper - Click for larger view.
   Bill DeGlopper writes that, "This fox was hunting for a goose supper along East River Road on St Patrick's day. He is stopped at the Feathers' dock, 2311 East River. Earlier he had been observed crawling along the snow, not 10 feet from a huge flock of geese feeding along the breakwall."
Posted March 29, 2007

"Today's Sunrise" - 2007

Barbara McMichael Photo - Click for larger view.
   This sunrise was taken around 7:30 a.m. today (March 22, 2007) at the River Oaks Marina
next to the Holiday Inn on East River Road. Barbara McMichael stopped to take the picture while driving her son to the high school on Ransom Road.
Posted March 22, 2007

"Primrose & Snowdrop'" - March 2007

Adria Ryan Photo
   Adria Ryan photographed the Primrose and Snowdrop emerging after the thaw, in her yard of West Oakfield Road on the Ides of March - Thursday, March 15, 2007!
Posted March 22, 2007

"Tundra Swan" - 2007

Barbara McMichael Photo - Click and scroll down for full photo.
   This Tundra swan was coming out from under the bridge at the Beaver Island State Park sledding hill when Barbara McMichael took this photo on Sunday, March 18, 2007.
Posted March 22, 2007

"First Crocus'" - March 2007

Adria Ryan Photo
   Adria Ryan photographed these flowers in front of the DeSignet Jewelry Store on Thursday, March 15, 2007. Could they be the first of the year?
Posted March 15, 2007

"Beauty In The Mist" - Beaver Island Park - March 2007

Karen Sorbello Photos - Click for larger view.
   These photos were taken in Beaver Island State Park Wednesday, March 14, 2007.
The deer are on one of the golf course hills and the docks and tree image are in the Marina
area and the icebergs were taken at the far end of the park at the circle turn around.
Posted March 15, 2007

"Prancing Deer!" - March 2007

Kim Ludwig Photos - Click for larger view
   Kim Ludwig photographed the deer in her yard on Meadow Lane on Saturday, March 10, 2007. She named the photos (left) "Don't Ever Look Back," "On Alert" and "Prancing Door To Door." (The deer was cruising through the yards visiting the bird feeders for a snack!)
Posted March 15, 2007

"Sunset" - March 2007

Amy Edwards Photos - Click for larger view
   Amy Edwards photographed these sunset pictures in the early evening of
Thursday, March 8th, 2007 from the Kaegebein School yard facing the Parkway.
Posted March 15, 2007

"Big Red" - March 2007

Kim Ludwig Photos - Click for larger view
   Kim Ludwig photographed these birds on February 28 and March 1, 2007. She named the Woodpecker and Cardinals (from left) "Eye To Eye" - "They Call Me. . . Big Red" - and "Shy Boy"
Posted March 8, 2007

"Full Moon" - 2007

Barbara McMichael Photo - Click and scroll down for full photo.
   Barbara McMichael took this twilight photo of the full moon on Wednesday, February 28, 2007.
Posted March 5, 2007

"The Frozen American Falls" - 2007

Paul Leuchner Photo - Click for larger view
   Paul Leuchner took this air photo of the American Falls on Wednesday, February 28, 2007.
"It was pretty cold taking this photo through the open window of the aircraft," Paul said.
Posted March 1, 2007

"February's Island" - 2007

Beaver Island beyond the golf course, just before the bend prior to River Lea.

(left) Along the 4600 block of East River - (right) East River Road just beyond
Cox Road in Ferry Village. If you look closely you will see two men in the river.
Cathy Long Photos - Click for larger view.
Posted March 1, 2007

"Icebergs" and "Ice Fishing" - 2007

Lisa Boulden Photo - Click for larger view
   These Beaver Island photos were taken on February 21, 2007.
Posted March 1, 2007

"Bald Eagle" - 2007

Lynn Kahn Photo - Click for larger view.
   This bald eagle was at the foot of Riverwoods Drive on Wednesday, February 21st,
"checking out the Niagara River," Lynn Kahn said.
Posted March 1, 2007

"Birds Of Paradise" - February 2007

Karen Sorbello Photos - Click for larger view.
   These photos were taken from Karen Sorbello's backyard on Baseline Road over the past two weeks. The first two are of the Red Finch, the third picture is a Starling and the last one is of a male Northern Cardinal.
Posted February 22, 2007

""Grand Island Is Snow Much Fun!" - February 2007

Kim Ludwig Photos - Click for larger view
   Kim and Mike Ludwig and sons took a sunset snowmobile ride around the Island
on Monday, February 19, 2007 when these photos were taken along the West River.
The snowmobiler heading up the hill is Kim and Mike's son, Scott. "It was such a gorgeous night!" Kim said.
Posted February 22, 2007

"East Niagara" - February 2007

Frank Larracuente Jr. Photos - Click for larger view
   Frank Larracuente Jr., a newcomer to the Island, snapped these photos along the East River
across from Niawanda Park, Tonawanda. The Iceberg was taken in early February,
the tree during the January ice storm and the dock and bridge in December 2006.
Posted February 22, 2007

"February Sun On The Niagara" - 2007

Mel E. Passarelli Photo - Click for larger view
   This photo was taken on a very cold and sunny Monday, February 5, 2007 at the corner of Love and East River.
Posted February 22, 2007

"Icicle Nails" - 2007

Lisa Boulden Photo - Click for larger view
   This Lisa Boulden photo, "Icicle Nails," was taken in mid January 2007 on the bridge near the Beaver Island
sledding hill. "I love the way the warm colors contast the cold ice."
Posted February 15, 2007

"Busy Bird Feeder" - February 2007

Kim Ludwig Photos - Click for larger view
   Kim Ludwig photographed these birds on February 6, 2007. "They are really appreciating the full bird feeder during this cold winter!" she said. "Snow Face" (left) is the cardinal peeking up through her front porch and taken on February 2nd. "The Woodpecker has been so shy to come to the feeder- took her about a month to finally fly over from her tree to enjoy a snack!" Kim named the third photo, "Ha.... Beat Ya To The Birdfeeder!
Posted February 8, 2007

"January Moon" - 2007

Reg Schopp Photo - Click for larger view
   Reg Schopp photographed the moon straight overhead on Tuesday, January 30, 2007.
Posted February 1, 2007

"Cathedral of Ice" - 2007

Paul Leuchner Photo - Click for larger view
   Paul Leuchner took this photo in front of 1212 East River Road looking south (upstream)
on the morning of Tuesday, January 16, 2007. Greg Swan's boathouse is pictured just beyond the trees.
Posted February 1, 2007

"Bird Of Winter" - January 2007

Kim Ludwig Photos - Click for larger view
   "Perfect Grip!" Kim captured the Tufted Titmouse with just the right hold on a snack before his flight from the feeder! The photos of her front yard feeder on Meadow Lane were taken on January 19th and January 29, 2007.
Posted February 1, 2007

"Stunning January Ice" - 2007

Mike Dudley Photo - Click for larger view
   Mike Dudley captured this beautiful scene along the West River
somewhere between Bedell and Whitehaven roads on Thursday, January 18, 2007.
Posted January 25, 2007

"Ice Castles" - January 2007

Karen Sorbello Photos - Click for larger view.
   "Ice Castles," taken in late afternoon on Tuesday, January 16, 2007 looking toward the sledding hill and bridge.
(The sledding hill is to the right but out of view).
Posted January 18, 2007

"January Bridge Photo" - 2007

Lisa Boulden Photo - Click for larger view
   Lisa Boulden shot this photo of the south
Grand Island Bridge on Wednesday afternoon, January 17, 2007.
Look closely and you can see snow and some ice-encased
brush in the foreground, and, beneath the peak of the bridge, a few crystallized trees.
Posted January 18, 2007

"January Beaver Island Landscape" - 2007

Lisa Boulden Photo - Click for larger view
   Lisa Boulden shot this photo in Beaver Island State Park near the sledding hill during the ice storm.
Posted January 18, 2007

"Ice Capades" - January 2007

Karen Sorbello Photo - Click for larger view.
   This ice photo, "Ice Capades," was taken at St. Stephen's Church on Baseline Road on Tuesday night, January 16, 2007.
Posted January 18, 2007

"January Ice Storm" - 2007

Emily Dahlstrom Photo - Click for larger view
   (left) Emily Dahlstrom captured this "aftermath"
of the Monday, January 15, 2007 ice storm on Tuesday, January 16, 2007.
The photo on the right was taken Monday night, January 15, 2007.
Posted January 18, 2007

"More Icy Monday Photos!" - January 2007

Kim Ludwig Photos - Click for larger view
   Kim Ludwig took these pictures on Tuesday, January 16, 2007.
(1) Beaver Island, (2) "Across The River" (View of the other side from Beaver Island),
(3) Beaver Island (view of across the river), (4) "Squirrel On Ice."
"I actually took this from my truck window while driving up the little road from the marina at Beaver Island."
(5) Buckhorn just before sunset, taken on Wednesday, January 17th.
Posted January 18, 2007

"Icy Monday!" - January 2007

Kim Ludwig Photos - Click for larger view
   Kim Ludwig captured these icy shots in Beaver Island State
Park just before sunset Monday, January 15, 2007. Be sure to click for the larger view!
Posted January 18, 2007

"January Sunset" - 2007

Cindy Thompson Photo - Click for larger view
   Cindy Thompson took this beautiful sunset from her Webb Road backyard on the evening of Wednesday, January 3, 2007.
Posted January 18, 2007

"Geese Along West River Shore" - January 2007

Kim Ludwig Photo - Click for larger view
   Kim Ludwig "shot" these geese today (Jan 11th) along the West River.
Posted January 11, 2007

"Buffalo Launch Club Lighthouse" - 2007

Barbara McMichael Photo - Click for larger view
   Barbara McMichael took this early morning photo of the Buffalo Launch Club
lighthouse on January 10, 2007 during a beautiful pink and purple sunrise.
Posted January 11, 2007

"Deer On Meadow Lane" - 2007

Kim Ludwig Photos - Click for larger view
   Kim Ludwig shot these photos from her deck on Meadow Lane on Friday, January 5, 2007. "Since the deer was so far away and difficult to focus, I gave it a slight watercolor effect to make it look better and more like a soft watercolor.
Posted January 11, 2007

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