One of the first and most plentiful Trilliums to bloom in the spring, the Prairie Trillium is often overlooked in our Michigan woods by the shear number of flowering Great White Trillium on the forest floor. The Prairie Trillium has upright maroon blossoms without stalks, mottled green leaves, and grows to 12-18 inches tall. I’ve… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Prairie Trillium
WordSesh, the online virtual WordPress conference hosted by WPSessions and Pantheon, returns May 22, 2019.
Thanks to sponsorship from Pantheon, the online conference can be watched for free. Continue reading WordSesh Virtual WordPress Conference Returns May 22, 2019
My Global Big Day of birding this weekend started at 7:14am Saturday morning and ended over 12 hours later at 8:33pm when a Great Blue Heron flew over Metzger Marsh as the sun was setting on the southwestern shore of Lake Erie.
Thankful for a good weather day with no rain, I saw 701 birds in seven locations in the states of Michigan and Ohio.
This year I saw 71 species, with 10 first-of-year birds, including one life bird (a bird I’ve never seen before): Swamp Sparrow. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Global Big Day 2019