What a treat! Last week, I saw my third Whooping Crane in three years in Michigan.
Spotted with a group of Sandhill Cranes, the Whooping Crane has been seen consistently for the past week at Chelsea, Michigan lake, flying in with the Sandhill Cranes around dusk to forage for food in the shallow lake waters. Continue reading Photo of the Week: My Third Whooping Crane in Michigan in Three Years!
What a pleasant surprise as the rare Black-bellied Whistling Duck was spotted recently in our southeast Michigan/northwest Ohio area.
And I managed to see it in Ohio and Michigan in the same week! Continue reading Photo of the Week: Black-bellied Whistling Duck, Rare Bird in Ohio and Michigan
My birding companion this weekend had a much bigger camera lens than I did, and a keener eye for finding birds in the tall grasses of the field.
We were at the Conservancy Farm in Superior Township, Michigan, scanning the tops of the grasses for our target bird for the day.
Wait, was that it?
I asked as a blur of black caught the corner of my eye.
No,
he responded. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Tasty Lunch for the Bobolink