animals – Michigan Sweet Spot

This gal got to know her reptiles a little better at the Boulder Ridge Wild Animal Park

Summer is a great time to go out for an adventure with kids and I’ve got the perfect place for you. Boulder Ridge Wild Animal Park features exotic animals in a rare atmosphere. It feels kind of like Jurassic Park, only without the danger. My favorites in Boulder Ridge Wild Animal Park are the huge bird cage you can enter and feed colorful birds, Reptile Rick’s tour of the park in a big open air truck and being able to pet baby wild animals.

Kids find this place delightful, and frankly, so did I. Here’s some info about the park:

Boulder Ridge Wild Animal Park Website

Address with map link: 8313 Pratt Lake SE Alto, MI 49302

Facebook Page

Hours:

Monday – Saturday:
Open 10am-5pm
Grounds close at 6pm

Sunday:
Open 12pm-5pm
Grounds close at 6pm

Phone: (616) 868-671

Email: info@boulderridgewap.com

Bluebirds in a nest — These sweet little bluebirds don’t even have their eyes open yet.

I LOVE wild birds, and baby bluebirds are my favorite. Every spring they flock to an ornamental fruit tree in my back yard and pick away at the remaining berries on it that the squirrels couldn’t get at.

Don’t even ask me how I got this picture, but I promise you nobody got hurt and all the baby birds were fine.

On another note, I think spring is finally here. Flowers are popping up everywhere and the snow is melted. I can’t wait to take pictures of something other than winter scenes.

Cold Ducks
It was sooo cold when I took this all I could think was how on earth can these ducks keep from freezing to death? Tonight we’re supposedly going to get a HUGE winter storm here in Michigan. I have mixed feelings… if we have an ice storm, I might get some great photos BUT we could lose power.

Winter Dogs
It’s cold but at least the sun is shining! This is the perfect time of the year to find a nice trail and go cross country skiing in the woods with your dog… or friend… or someone fun. Boy is Michigan beautiful when it snows!

There’s just something about horse farms that amazes me. I love the fences and grass and magnificence of the horses. I see a lot of horse farms around here, this one always makes me stop and stare.

Every time I’d drive by this farm I’d see these pigs playing in the mud. I had to stop and take a picture, this cute little piggy was keeping an eye on me.

This farm with horses was right next to the sunflower field pictures I took. The horses were watching me the whole time I was taking pictures, like they thought I was crazy.

So today I’m just sitting outside minding my own business and this most incredible butterfly flutters on by. I wound up chasing it all over the place trying to get a perfect picture of it. Anyone know what kind of butterfly this is?

By the way, I’ll be showing you another of my Blandford shots soon. Tomorrow night I’ll be at Art Attack in Lowell thanks to my friend Sue. Maybe I’ll get some good pictures there too… I’m bringing my camera!

One of the advantages to living in Michigan is ponds, streams, rivers and lakes everywhere. And with that comes one of my favorite creatures, frogs. I found this little guy in my pond.

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