Photo of the Week: An Unexpected Snowy Owl

White owl with dark barring across the underbelly, white face with yellow eyes peers down from a post.

I never would imagine I would find an Eastern Meadowlark, one of the signs of spring in southeast Michigan at a nearby birding site this week, only to find a sign of winter at the same location the next day.

But that’s exactly what happened when an unexpected Snowy Owl appeared at a local airport.

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Photo of the Week: University of Michigan Campus Farm

Brown wooden arches sport a a weathered archway created from rusted farming and gardening tools over the path leading to the straw-bale building in the background.

Turn the corner from the west parking lot at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens and you’ll find the archway sculpture at the entrance to the University of Michigan Campus Farm in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It was a cold winter day when I stopped by the gardens, not much activity during late winter in Michigan. But I’m… Continue reading Photo of the Week: University of Michigan Campus Farm