Spring migration is in full swing in southeast Michigan, with songbirds, waterfowl, and shorebirds making their way through and from our area on their journey north.
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Photo of the Week: Barred Owl
What a nice surprise to see and hear my first Barred owl this week!
Despite over 30 years of birding in our southeast Michigan area, an area where Barred owls are reported regularly in mature forests near water, I’ve never found one.
Continue reading Photo of the Week: Barred OwlPhoto of the Week: Great Blue Heron on the Detroit River
No need to travel to an amusement park when you can float on ice floating downstream on the Detroit River. Facing backwards. At least for the Great Blue Heron I saw this weekend standing on one leg on one of the bigger ice sheets in the shipping channel. With this weekend’s warmer temperatures, I knew… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Great Blue Heron on the Detroit River