Photo of the Week: Northern Saw-whet Owl at Harley Ensign

Northern Saw-whet Owl, sitting on a branch, nestled in the shadows of the green pine tree needles

As I pulled into the parking lot at the Harley Ensign Boat Launch in Harrison Township, I saw the man in a suit pointing up to a pine tree as his female  companion looked on.

I quickly parked the car, grabbed my binoculars, and camera and walked toward them. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Northern Saw-whet Owl at Harley Ensign

Photo of the Week: Migrating Sandhill Cranes

A couple hundred large brown cranes in flight over a harvested cornfield, gray skies in the background.

You would think that the first major cold spell in November, with snow squalls and temperatures in the mid-twenties, would keep most people inside enjoying a hot beverage on a gray, fall cloudy day.

Not me!

I was out searching for Sandhill Cranes browsing the cornfields in southeast Michigan before they migrate south for the winter. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Migrating Sandhill Cranes