Photo of the Week: Cliff Swallow

Small blue, white, and gray bird with cinnamon rump, cinnamon face and white distinctive forehead.

When I saw the swallow perched on the barbed wire fence, I thought it was a Tree Swallow.

With their blue body and white underbelly, Tree Swallows are a common sight feeding on the wing as they soar over the airport fields.

Along with the Barn Swallow, Tree Swallows are one of the most common swallows I see at the airport.

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Photo of the Week: Which Black-backed Gull Did I See?

Large white gull with deep gray/black back, orange tipped yellow bill stands in the shallow open water of the marsh.

When I first traveled down the main road of Sterling State Park in Monroe, Michigan this weekend, I couldn’t miss the gulls.

They were everywhere!

In the lagoons, near the boat launch, in the air, and in the Hunters Club Marsh where I often see lotus pods along the shoreline in winter.

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