Bloodroot blossoms and their unique umbrella of leaves. Bloodroot are named after their red sap. Photography by Wayne Pope.

Spring is busting out in Michigan! A mayapple thrusts its way up through a leaf. Photo taken at the Harris Nature Center in Okemos, Michigan by photographer Wayne R. Pope.

Fort Michilimackinac and the Mackinac Bridge, taken in Mackinaw City in 1991 on slide film by photographer Wayne Pope.

The Mackinac Bridge during a big snowstorm, taken from Mackinaw City, MI in 1991 with slide film, and scanned digitally. Photo by Wayne R. Pope.

An autumn reflection of red maple, dark-green pine and dead cedar trees at Tucker Lake near Glen Arbor, Michigan. Photo by Wayne R. Pope.

The view overlooking Bowers Harbor and the West Arm of Grand Traverse Bay, in a photo captured by Wayne Pope.

Photograph by Wayne Pope, captured at the Harris Nature Center, Meridian Township, Michigan.

A red maple with dazzling red leaves on the Crystal River, along County Road 675 at Glen Arbor, Michigan. Photograph by Wayne Pope.

“A whitetail doe and her late-birth fawns. The twins still wear their spots, but Mom’s coat is changing from summer buff to autumn brown. She is munching a pear that fell from the tree in our backyard.” ~ Wayne Pope.

A hog farm with red barn and old tractor, photographed in Barry County, Michigan near Hastings in 1988 by Wayne Pope.

A historic billboard along I-75, near Mackinac City, MI – photographed in 1988 by Wayne Pope.

A unique hand-made garden feature in a friend’s garden adds visual interest in a photo by Wayne Pope.

A sunset on the Bay in Petoskey, Michigan – as captured by photographer Wayne Pope.

Purple coneflowers and a house wren nesting box from the backyard of photographer Wayne Pope.

“Lilies are beautiful, both in appearance and fragrance, such as these blooms captured in my own backyard.” ~ Wayne Pope

“A male ruffed grouse drums on a log near Hale, Michigan. He’s attempting to attract a mate. Even after mating season, the male will drum occasionally to maintain his territory.” ~ Wayne Pope

A beautiful scene captured by photographer Wayne Pope of fireworks over the Mackinac Bridge spanning Lake Michigan and Lake Huron.

Photographer Wayne Pope photograph of a female house wren, preparing to feed her chicks.