Spring seems to have finally arrived in southeast Michigan!
Which meant I spent my weekend looking for spring bird migrants as they made their way to their breeding areas in northern Michigan and Canada.
Heading into Robert B. Long Park in Oakland County yesterday morning, I met up with a pair of birders who had just left the trail. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Caspian Tern on a Fishing Expedition
You know spring has returned to southeast Michigan when you see the unmistakable Wood Ducks in the ponds of flooded harvested corn fields.
Wood Ducks are one of the first migrating waterfowl to return to southeast Michigan in late winter and early spring.
And there’s no way anyone can mistake the brilliant colors of the male Wood Duck with other waterfowl. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Wood Ducks are Back!
In the past, I would look for signs of spring from our swelling maple tree buds, the brightly colored purple crocuses in bloom in our front yard, or the beautiful white Snowdrops in the courtyard.
This year, I’ve noticed a different sign that spring is coming: the slowly changing yellow plumage on American Goldfinches. Continue reading Photo of the Week: American Goldfinch Plumage Says Spring is Near