Photo of the Week: Spotted Redshank, Rare Bird in Michigan

large shorebird with orange bill and reddish-orange legs wading through mudflat

The birding community in Michigan and beyond is abuzz with the news that a rare sandpiper for North America was seen this weekend in southeast Michigan.

I should know, I’m as excited as everyone else who heard about it!

Along with hundreds of other birdwatchers, I made the journey early this morning to Washtenaw County in search of the reddish-legged Spotted Redshank.

Isn’t it a beauty? Continue reading Photo of the Week: Spotted Redshank, Rare Bird in Michigan

Share Your Favorite Plugin: Insert Headers and Footers

four of my favorite WordPress plugins from the WordPress directory

In addition to being an organizer for two WordPress meetup groups (Metro Detroit WordPress and West Metro Detroit WordPress), I regularly answer questions and give help on several online WordPress groups.

Last week, one of the group members asked:

Someone wants me to put some script code in the header of every page. Is this possible with WordPress?

Continue reading Share Your Favorite Plugin: Insert Headers and Footers

Photo of the Week: Iron Ore Miners Mural in Ishpeming, Michigan

three iron ore miners, two standing, one kneeling, inside iron ore mine.

Birdwatching takes me to lots of different places, national forests, wildlife areas, and some of the smallest towns in the Midwest.

Which I enjoy, because I love going through towns and discovering the unique architecture of their older buildings, churches, libraries, and courthouses.

This month my travels took me to Ishpeming, Michigan, a small town in the western part of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

And what I found didn’t disappoint. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Iron Ore Miners Mural in Ishpeming, Michigan