When it comes to birding and bird identification, I seem to learn something new every day. It’s one of the things I enjoy most about birding, and it keeps me humble.
I saw this beautiful bird at Kensington Metropark, perched on the boardwalk railing as I was searching for the elusive Virgina Rail in the mass of cattails.
Continue reading Photo of the Week: Juvenile Red-Winged Blackbird
Today’s gray, rainy day in southeast Michigan might typically have people in low spirits.
But our area has been without rain for almost two weeks.
With much of Michigan in drought conditions this month, the precipitation is much wanted and needed.
Continue reading Photo of the Week: Autumn Leaves
It’s not often I’m able to see a Pileated woodpecker close up.
They’re usually flying away from me, as I view white patches on their underwings and typical woodpecker undulating flight.
Or I hear their loud drilling in the tree tops as I peer through shadowed leaves for a glimpse of the almost crow-sized black red-crested bird with white stripes on its head.
This weekend I happened to be in the right place at the right time.
Continue reading Photo of the Week: Pileated Woodpecker