“Wait a minute,” I said to my husband as I peered at the feeder in our side yard this weekend.
“That bird doesn’t look like the brown-colored House Finches.
It looks like it has a raspberry wash over it.”
And the other House Finches on the feeder didn’t seem very happy with it.
The raspberry-colored bird kept chasing the other birds away from the feeder. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Purple Finch at Our Feeder
When I turned the corner on the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Drive, I was surprised to see this Trumpeter Swan family swimming slowly through the lotus pads. You’ll notice the adult swans are banded, the four gray-colored (the young swans) are leading their parents as they swim across the pond. Check out the pink bills… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Trumpeter Swan Family on the Move
A quick dark blur shot across my view in front of my windshield as I drove slowly down the dirt back road in Superior Township, Michigan.
Wait, what was that?
It was larger than an American Robin, but definitely smaller than a Red-tailed Hawk. And looked like it had streaks of white on its body.
What stood out for me was a bright orange object, something the bird was carrying either in its legs or bill. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Belted Kingfisher Finds Lunch