Wait, slow down a minute, I asked my husband yesterday as we drove down the paved road past Erie State Game Area near the Ohio/Michigan border.
I had seen two large splotches of white in the back of the pond and wanted a second look.
Could they be a pair of Trumpeter Swans? Continue reading Photo of the Week: Trumpeter Swans
One of the most distinctive shorebirds, I found the Black-necked Stilt lazily wading along the flats of Howard Marsh, a newly created coastal wetland on Lake Erie’s southern shore, near Bono, Ohio. A graceful bird with the most remarkable looking pink spindly legs, the Black-necked Stilt has a glossy black back, slender black bill, and… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Black-necked Stilt at Howard Marsh
What a special treat to end June by seeing the Piping Plover on the shore of Lake Michigan this weekend!
I’ll always remember June 2018, since I saw three of the rarest Michigan birds in one month: Continue reading Photo of the Week: Piping Plovers Along Lake Michigan Shoreline