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Photo of the Week: Early Morning Riser, Red-winged Blackbird

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Black bird with red and yellow epaulets sings loudly as it perches on the bare tree branch.

The sounds of Red-winged Blackbirds filled the marsh in the early morning at Sterling State Park in Monroe, Michigan for the first official weekend of spring in Michigan. Along with blackbirds, you could hear the territorial song of American Robins and the loud calls and squeals of Ring-billed Gulls as they foraged for food in… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Early Morning Riser, Red-winged Blackbird

Photo of the Week: The Girl with the D Earring

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black wall of tall building displays mural of woman wearing pink Old English D earring.

The stunning 8,000-square-foot mural is impossible to miss as you travel eastbound on Grand Boulevard from Woodward Avenue into the Milwaukee Junction area of Detroit, Michigan near the New Center.

Painted by local artist Sydney James, The Girl with the D Earring mural stands nine stories tall on the west wall of the 107-year-old Chroma building, recently renovated by The Platform development company.

James is well known in Detroit for her murals across the city, including Our Issue and Black List (which I highlighted a few years ago on this blog) as part of Murals in the Market at Eastern Market. Continue reading Photo of the Week: The Girl with the D Earring

Photo of the Week: Sandhill Crane Takes a Closer Look

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red-crowned bird with long gray curved neck takes a closer look.

This red-crowned Sandhill Crane is one of a group of cranes that overwintered in Michigan at nearby local park where I go birding. I saw it foraging for food near the open water of the lake shoreline. The majestic Sandhill Cranes are an incredible sight to see, as the large gray birds with long neck… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Sandhill Crane Takes a Closer Look

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