Usually I head to the University of Michigan Nichols Arboretum in early May to catch the spring migration of birds, before the trees leaf out.
Or I visit the arboretum in late May/early June when the herbaceous peonies in the internationally known Peony Garden are in bloom. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Spring Hike in Nichols Arboretum
If you’re celebrating Mother’s Day today, I hope you have a wonderful day celebrating and honoring your mother with family and friends.
Today’s photo is a hand-made card/art poster my son created years ago for Mother’s Day, when he was in grade school. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Celebrating Mother’s Day
What a pleasant surprise I had yesterday! I added three life birds (Horned Grebe, Lesser Scaup, and American Golden Plover) to my birding list, and saw lots of migrating water birds and several neotropical songbirds near Lake Erie.
It was wonderful to see the life birds, though I wish I had been able to capture better shots of them (you’ll see a shot of the Horned Grebe at the end of this post).
Nonetheless, one of the birds that stood out for me was the Black-crowned Night Heron I saw at Erie Marsh Preserve in Monroe Michigan, just north of the Ohio border. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Elusive Black-crowned Night Heron