Photo of the Week: Orchard Oriole at Lower Huron Metropark

Black bird with deep orange breast leans over as it forages for food in the white-blossomed crab apple tree.

I thought it strange when my husband reported seeing an Orchard Oriole  on a car in a parking lot at Lower Huron Metropark near Belleville, Michigan, pecking at the side view mirror.

My husband explained it seemed the bird saw its reflection in the mirror.

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Photo of the Week: Eastern Redbud at Lower Huron Metropark

a park bench along the pave trail is surrounded by the blooming purple flowers of the Eastern Redbud and nearby green shrub

While beds of bright yellow daffodils and fiery red tulips are some of my favorite spring memories, the delicate purple color of the flowers on blooming Eastern Redbud trees is what I look forward to every spring. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Eastern Redbud at Lower Huron Metropark