Photo of the Week: Penn Theatre Marquee

"The mask is not for you, it is to protect the people you care about.

With movie theaters closed throughout Michigan due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our metro Detroit theaters are sharing all kinds of messages on their marquees. Our local Penn Theatre in downtown Plymouth, Michigan is no different, they started sharing favorite quotes on their marquee in mid-March 2020. The 1941-built theater is one of my favorite places… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Penn Theatre Marquee

Photo of the Week: Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Gray bird perched on log, with black and white face, yellow crown, and long yellow plumes on back of head and back.

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