When it comes to identifying scaup, a common duck seen in winter in southeast Michigan, I’m zero for two in the past two months.
I’ve photographed and identified the duck as a Greater Scaup, only to be gently reminded the bird I found was a Lesser Scaup.
They can be challenging to identify. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Lesser Scaup on a Wintry, Snowy Day
I was on my way home from visiting the Peony Garden at the University of Michigan Nichols Arboretum this weekend when I decided to stop at Gallup Park.
It’s been a couple months since I last visited Gallup, and I wanted to see waterbirds on the Huron River.
Close to dusk, I pulled into the parking lot of the small craft boat launch east of Huron Parkway. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Canoe Fan in Ann Arbor