What a pleasant surprise as the rare Black-bellied Whistling Duck was spotted recently in our southeast Michigan/northwest Ohio area.
And I managed to see it in Ohio and Michigan in the same week! Continue reading Photo of the Week: Black-bellied Whistling Duck, Rare Bird in Ohio and Michigan
My birding companion this weekend had a much bigger camera lens than I did, and a keener eye for finding birds in the tall grasses of the field.
We were at the Conservancy Farm in Superior Township, Michigan, scanning the tops of the grasses for our target bird for the day.
Wait, was that it?
I asked as a blur of black caught the corner of my eye.
No,
he responded. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Tasty Lunch for the Bobolink
With the cool weather and heavy spring rains ending (we hope!) in southeast Michigan, my early summer flowers are finally in bloom. Including one of my favorites, the yellow-petaled Coreopsis that blooms in my front courtyard. I believe the blooms in this post are a hybrid between the Field Coreopsis I’ve had for years (with… Continue reading Photo of the Week: My Garden Today, Coreopsis in Bloom