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Photo of the Week: Mississippi Kite, an Unexpected Visitor in Southeast Michigan

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Gray slender raptor with white patches on dark gray wings with dark eye patch perches on tree snag.

News spread quickly in the southeast Michigan community this week when a Mississippi Kite was sighted at a local birding hotspot.

Typically seen in south-central United States, the slender, gray raptor seems to be enjoying meals of cicadas in the nature preserve.

And attracting birdwatchers from all over the state, including me, who are traveling to view the raptor with the long pointed wings.

I’ve watched the Mississippi Kite as it perched on a snag as well as when it flew overhead, often with a Red-shouldered Hawk nearby.

Life bird for me, and a beautiful bird to see!

Photo of the Week: Bright Garden Flowers in Bloom

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Bright yellow Stella D'Oro day lilies and pink and deep red snapdragons are in full bloom.
With all the hot weather we’ve had in southeast Michigan over the past week, many flowers in my garden are blooming sooner than usual.

Our day lilies and snapdragons are some of the first summer flowers to bloom this year.

The coneflowers and Shasta daisies have buds which I expect will be in full bloom within the next week.

What’s blooming in your garden?

Photo of the Week: Summer Tanager

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Brilliant red bird with brownish-red wing, smaller than an American Robin, perches on a tree branch.

As you might imagine, a brilliant red bird will catch your eye whether you’re on a trail in the Michigan woods or looking at the crested Northern Cardinal at your bird feeder.

When the bird is a Summer Tanager, a bright red or orange-red bird that typically breeds further south than southeast Michigan, you can imagine the excitement of birders in our area when they learned one had been sighted this spring! Continue reading Photo of the Week: Summer Tanager

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