When I first traveled down the main road of Sterling State Park in Monroe, Michigan this weekend, I couldn’t miss the gulls.
They were everywhere!
In the lagoons, near the boat launch, in the air, and in the Hunters Club Marsh where I often see lotus pods along the shoreline in winter.
Continue reading Photo of the Week: Which Black-backed Gull Did I See?
After more than two months of searching, I was finally able to find one Lapland Longspur in our area this weekend.
Time to celebrate!
Along with Snow Buntings, the Lapland Longspur is a winter visitor to our state of Michigan. Both birds breed in the far north Arctic in Canada and Alaska.
Continue reading Photo of the Week: Lapland Longspur, Winter Visitor
Late afternoon and early evening in winter often finds me on dirt backroads in southeast Michigan, peering over snow-covered fields for the moth-like flapping of the Short-eared Owl. And I’m not always successful finding the owl. A few seconds before I took this photo a flock of about 40 American Tree Sparrows flew off toward… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Brilliant Winter Sunset in Michigan