Photo of the Week: Newburgh Pointe Rain Garden

bug on red blooming milkweed flowers

The rain garden at Newburgh Pointe at Edward Hines Park along the Rouge River was busy with American Goldfinches flitting amongst the shrubs, milkweeds, and thistles gathering seeds for their nests and young. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Newburgh Pointe Rain Garden

Photo of the Week: Bald Eagle at Seney National Wildlife Refuge

Bald Eagle sitting on pine tree branch at Seney National Wildlife Refuge

It was a gray cloudy day when I reached Seney National Wildlife Refuge in the Upper Peninsula (UP) of Michigan over Memorial Day weekend.

Very few people were at the refuge; the refuge opened May 15 and it’s still early in the season for visitors. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Bald Eagle at Seney National Wildlife Refuge