After a week of gray cloudy skies followed by two days of freezing cold weather and snow flurries, it was wonderful to wake up this morning to clear blue skies and a bright shining sun.
Which meant I spent most of my day birdwatching, looking for:
- Whooping Crane (found it!)
- Golden Eagle (no luck)
- Migrating waterfowl
- Sandhill Cranes (hundreds!)
- Birds that overwinter in Michigan
I had a successful day!
Driving down a back road in Jackson County in southeast Michigan, peering at Mallards on a shallow small lake, I spotted this beautiful Red-tailed Hawk perched on a snag.
The hawk didn’t seem to mind when I slowed down to take a few pictures.
And then it turned its head around and flew off into the field beyond the tree.
I’m thinking it found a late lunch.
