While it’s been a warm autumn for us in southeast Michigan, we’ve had some chilly weather.
Including snowflakes on Halloween (October 31st) as well as nights when the temperatures dipped into the mid-20’s Farenheit.
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Last month, Harmonie Park in downtown Detroit was a popular place for birders due to rare bird sightings of the Kirtland’s Warbler and Eastern Whip-poor-will. But what many birders overlooked while searching for the birds was the beautiful outdoor terrazzo artwork in the park. Installed in 2010, the pictorial mural “Paradise Valley” was created by… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Paradise Valley
One of my favorite stories I read this week was a post by Mike Dickison, a zoologist and active Wikipedian from New Zealand who helps with the weekly radio broadcast Critter of the Week (100,000 listeners!).
Dickison posted on Mastodon about a recent radio episode featuring Psylla frodobagginsi, an insect known as the hobbit kōwhai psyllid.
Continue reading What I Learned About Wikipedia and Psylla frodobagginsi