Photo of the Week: Christmas Day Hike at Kensington Metro Park

looking up into the oak trees with rust-colored leaves

Our family has a tradition of hiking the trails at Kensington Metro Park, near Milford, Michigan, on New Year’s Day. We spend our time birdwatching, looking for tracks in the snow, and taking in the beauty of the winter woods. This year, since we couldn’t all be together on New Year’s Day 2017, we moved… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Christmas Day Hike at Kensington Metro Park

Photo of the Week: Sandhill Cranes for the New Year

Sandhill Cranes on snow-covered trail

I may not have found Sandhill Cranes when I took a road trip to mid-Michigan the weekend before Christmas.

But I was thrilled to see these two birds New Year’s Day on the Nature Center trails at Kensington Metro Park near Milford, Michigan. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Sandhill Cranes for the New Year

Photo of the Week: Hiking Leeann Park

With last week’s below zero wind chill temperatures and yesterday’s icy rain, I was glad to finally get outside and do some birding and hiking in our neighborhood park.

Temperatures in the mid-50s and the sun peeking out from the clouds made for an enjoyable, but wet exploration of the woods that line the creek winding through our neighborhood. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Hiking Leeann Park