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Word spread quickly in our southeast Michigan birding community when the Yellow-crowned Night Heron was reported at a popular birding spot in Washtenaw County.
By the time I arrived in the evening, just before dusk, more than two dozen birders and photographers had already posted their sighting of the medium-sized heron.
What was everyone excited about? Continue reading Photo of the Week: Yellow-crowned Night Heron
You’ve likely had this happen to you.
You’re on your way home with a family member, maybe a spouse, child or parent.
It’s late in the evening, you haven’t had dinner, and you want to get home.
You see something interesting on the way home.
Do you stop?
Or head home so you can finally sit down to eat a late dinner? Continue reading Photo of the Week: Cattle Egret in Michigan
The charming Least Flycatcher isn’t as large as other flycatchers, nor as brilliantly colored as migrating warblers in our area.
But the smallest flycatcher in the eastern portion of the United States stands out in the hedgerows and trees with its upright posture and bold white eyering.
Least Flycatchers are seen in our southeastern Michigan area at the same time as colorful warblers heading north to their breeding grounds.
And because many birders are on the lookout for warblers, they often overlook the Least Flycatcher with its white sidebars and yellowish wash on its white belly.
I’m a fan of the Least Flycatcher.
It’s a bird that pauses long enough on a branch for me to admire its coloring, posture, and markings before it flies off to another branch.
Where it perches long enough for me to get another good look at it.