Photo of the Week: Mallard and American Black Duck

Mallard and American Black Duck face to face on a snowy bank next to the river.

Due to the hot water discharge from the Otto E. Eckert Station power plant, Moores Park along the Grand River in Lansing, Michigan is a favorite birdwatching place as waterfowl gather in the warm waters in the deep cold of winter. And that’s where I was this weekend, searching for waterfowl. I wasn’t disappointed, it… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Mallard and American Black Duck

Photo of the Week: Downy Woodpecker

small black and white woodpecker perches on outstretched hand.

Can you imagine any bird, let alone a Downy Woodpecker like this one, eating bird seed from your hand? Birds have been fed so often by hand at Kensington Metro Park in southeast Michigan that often all you need to do is stretch out your arm and birds will land on your hand. Over the… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Downy Woodpecker

Photo of the Week: Michigan Central Station Winter Fest 2019

blue and purple gradient colored illustration of a person's profile lights up the front of the old Michigan Central Station train station.

With winter finally arriving in southeast Michigan this weekend with snow and cold temperatures, it was the right weekend for me to enjoy the inaugural Michigan Central Station Winter Festival, a new winter event hosted by Ford Motor Company in Detroit, Michigan.

The free ten-day festival is open to the public, offering music, games, art, food trucks, ice carving, retail shops, and a fantastic 3-D light show that displays on the front of the building at night. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Michigan Central Station Winter Fest 2019