Photo of the Week: Kirtland’s Warbler

Small grayish bird with white eye ring, black streaks on a yellow breast, and black legs pauses in the wood mulch as it forages for food. The bird is in profile, facing left.

When news spread about a rare bird found in downtown Detroit two days ago, the southeast Michigan birding community was delighted.

I know, I was one of them!

A Kirtland’s Warbler was found in downtown Detroit, very close to Comerica Park where the Detroit Tigers play.

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Thankful for the Wayback Machine

Screenshot of the Wayback Machine home page, highlighting their search, collection service, subscriptions, and saving a page.

I’ve been a fan and supporter of the Wayback Machine for years.

If you’re not familiar with it, the Wayback Machine is the digital archive of the World Wide Web.

Created in 1996 by the Internet Archive nonprofit organization, the Wayback Machine was made public in 2001 and allows people to save pages as well as see how a page looks like in the past.

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Photo of the Week: Goodbye, The Courthouse Grille

View from across the road to two red-roofed buildings, with demolished building parts between them where a tall gray chimney rises. In the background are tall green-leaved trees and parts of demolished building.

It’s been planned for years since it closed, but the demolition of a longtime Plymouth Township, Michigan restaurant site took place this past week.

Located on Plymouth Road, the site of The Courthouse Grille was demolished in preparation for new development.

The photo shows the fenced off property from the road, with the grayish chimney still standing, but the middle part of the two main buildings demolished.

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