It’s not often I’m able to see a Pileated woodpecker close up.
They’re usually flying away from me, as I view white patches on their underwings and typical woodpecker undulating flight.
Or I hear their loud drilling in the tree tops as I peer through shadowed leaves for a glimpse of the almost crow-sized black red-crested bird with white stripes on its head.
This weekend I happened to be in the right place at the right time.
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When I learned Vernors was launching a limited edition of Vernors Boston Cooler flavor this summer, I knew I’d be checking it out.
For sale only in Michigan and Toledo, Ohio, I discovered the limited edition would only be available from July through September 2025.
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The fluttering dark and red colors about four feet off the ground caught my attention as I walked away from the Detroit River Hawk Watch at Lake Erie Metropark.
I watched as it landed on a fallen brown leaf on the green grass, walked up slowly and discovered it was a beautiful Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) butterfly.
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