A shiny metallic sculpture of a turkey marks the entrance walkway past the rain garden, a different type of bird for those of us gathered for an early morning bird hike.
Created by local artist Laura Steiner, the sculpture was installed at the University of Michigan-Dearborn Environmental Interpretive Center (EIC) in mid-August 2025.
Continue reading Photo of the Week: Turkey Sculpture at Environmental Interpretive Center
Another post in my On This Day series, as I take a trip back in time (since 2009) to read posts I published on September 10:
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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.
Continue reading Photo of the Week: Red Admiral Butterfly