Imagine the sound of Sandhill Cranes, a group of dozens of the large gray birds, flying overhead in the sky during their migration.
I’ve heard that trilling sound hundreds of times when I’m birding on the back dirt roads of Michigan.
Long before I can spot the birds.
That sound, and many like it, is why I take two minutes during my day to slow down and listen to a BirdNote radio show. Continue reading Slow Down Your Day with BirdNote Radio
Seeing a Peregrine Falcon is one of the most exciting times in a birder’s life.
Known as one of the fastest birds in the world, the Peregrine Falcon is not a common bird. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Juvenile Peregrine Falcon
While I’ve been thrilled each time I’ve seen a Snow Goose over the past three years (they’re rare birds in southeast Michigan, often seen as they migrate south), this weekend was the first time I’ve seen one that wasn’t several hundred feet away! Feeding with a flock of Canada Geese, the gorgeous white Snow Goose… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Snow Goose at Belle Isle State Park