What does spring look like at Matthaei-Nichols? These images from photographers John Metzler and Michele Yanga capture the essence of the season from tiny spring ephemerals to soaring raptors.
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Bloodroot at Matthaei. Photo by John Metzler.
Red-breasted grosbeak at Matthaei. Photo by John Metzler.
Turkey at Matthaei. Photo by John Metzler.
Great blue heron at Matthaei. Photo by John Metzler.
Muskrat at Matthaei.
Red-tailed hawk at Matthaei. Photo by John Metzler.
Tree swallows at Matthaei. Photo by John Metzler.
Northern oriole at Matthaei. Photo by John Metzler.
Red-winged blackbird at Matthaei. Photo by John Metzler.
Sandhill cranes. Photo by John Metzler.
Skunk cabbage at Matthaei. Photo by John Metzler.
Virginia bluebells in Nichols Arboretum. Photo by Michele Yanga.
The sprouting peony garden in Nichols Arboretum. Photo by Michele Yanga.
The outdoor bonsai garden at Matthaei. Photo by Michele Yanga.
Deutzia at Matthaei. Photo by Michele Yanga.
Daffodils at Matthaei. Photo by Michele Yanga.
Jack-in-the-pulpit in Nichols Arboretum. Photo by Michele Yanga.
Ferns unfurling in Nichols Arboretum. Photo by Michele Yanga.
Trillium in Nichols Arboretum. Photo by Michele Yanga.
The Reader Center in Nichols Arboretum. Photo by Michele Yanga.
Magnolia in Nichols Arboretum. Photo by Michele Yanga.
Dogwood in Nichols Arboretum. Photo by Michele Yanga.
Nichols Arboretum path with fallen tree. Photo by Michele Yanga.
Spring beauty in Nichols Arboretum. Photo by Michele Yanga.
Native trout lily in Nichols Arboretum. Photo by Michele Yanga.
Bloodroot in Nichols Arboretum. Photo by Michele Yanga.
Chionodoxa, Nichols Arboretum. Photo by Michele Yanga.
Cornelian cherry in the Arb. Photo by Michele Yanga.
Scilla in Nichols Arboretum. Photo by Michele Yanga.
Rhododendron in Nichols Arboretum. Photo by Michele Yanga.
Native columbine blooming at Matthaei. Photo by Michele Yanga.
Iris blooming at Matthaei. Photo by Michele Yanga.
Hellebore blooming in Nichols Arboretum. Photo by Michele Yanga.
‘Butterflies’ magnolia blooming in Magnolia Glen, Nichols Arboretum. Photo by Michele Yanga.
Peony plants sprouting in the Nichols Arboretum Peony Garden. Photo by Michele Yanga.
Allium blooming in the perennial garden at Matthaei. Photo by Michele Yanga.
Bartzella Itoh peony blooming at Matthaei. Photo by Michele Yanga.
Deutzia at Matthaei. Photo by Michele Yanga.
Mountain laurel in the Heathdale section of the Arb. Photo by Michele Yanga.
Eastern bluebird at Matthaei. Photo by John Metzler.
Male hooded merganser at Matthaei.Photo by John Metzler.
The Nichols Arboretum Peony Garden. Photo by Michele Yanga.
