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

Photo of the Week: Hiking the Trails at Matthaei Botanical Gardens

Early morning view of Willow Pond at Matthaei Botanical Gardens. The blue water of the pond is edged with green-leafed shrubs tall deciduous green-leaved trees in the background.

An early summer morning, with clear blue skies, and temperatures in the mid-sixties. What better time to hike the trails at Matthaei Botanical Gardens?

Off I went this morning to enjoy the quiet solitude of an early morning hike to see birds and catch late summer flowers in bloom. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Hiking the Trails at Matthaei Botanical Gardens