The fluttering dark and red colors about four feet off the ground caught my attention as I walked away from the Detroit River Hawk Watch at Lake Erie Metropark.
I watched as it landed on a fallen brown leaf on the green grass, walked up slowly and discovered it was a beautiful Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) butterfly.
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At our first group walk for 2025 fall bird migration, I discovered new signage at the far east end of the Nichols Arboretum Peony Garden in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
A wooden plaque on a post next to an enclosed protective glass box asked visitors to share their reflections and experiences at Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum (MBGNA).
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We were into our second hour of birding this week at Erie Marsh Preserve before we found a Semipalmated Sandpiper.
Once my birding friend and I found one, we discovered another two dozen (and possibly more!) Semipalmated Sandpipers foraging in an adjacent mudflat at the marsh.
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