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Photo of the Week: Common Merganser

January 31, 2021 By Deborah Edwards-Onoro Leave a Comment

Long white-bodied, black backed duck with bright red bill swims alone in the open water.

One of my favorite birds to see in winter in southeast Michigan, the Common Merganser swims low on the water as it dives to hunt for fish in winter.

The male Common Mergansers long white body with black back, deep green iridescent head, and bright orange-red slender bill stand out in the open water when compared with other ducks that sit higher in the water. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Common Merganser

Filed Under: Nature Tagged With: birding, birds, birdwatching, Common Merganser, photo of the week

Photo of the Week: Snow Geese on a Wintry Day

January 24, 2021 By Deborah Edwards-Onoro

four white geese with pink bills, pink legs, and black-tipped wings walk slowly across the frozen lake in front of hundreds of Canada Geese.

In southeast Michigan, we don’t often see a lot of Snow Geese in winter; they’re considered rare birds in our area.

I was lucky to see a Snow Goose up close at Belle Isle State Park in fall 2019.

Usually a handful are reported each year in our area, often seen with hundreds of Canada Geese feeding on grass or harvested cornfields. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Snow Geese on a Wintry Day

Filed Under: Nature Tagged With: birding, birds, birdwatching, photo of the week, rare bird, Snow Goose

Photo of the Week: Bald Eagles on the Frozen Ice

January 17, 2021 By Deborah Edwards-Onoro

Large white-headed black birds with bright yellow legs and sharp talons face each other on the frozen marsh ice.

When I saw the pair of Bald Eagles standing on the frozen ice of the marsh at Lake Erie Metropark, it looked to me the birds were in deep discussion.

I first saw the eagles flying low over the treetops and when they disappeared from sight, I suspected they might have landed on the ice.

I drove toward the open marsh, passing a flock of about 150 American Robins foraging berries in the dense shrubs lining the road.

Continue reading Photo of the Week: Bald Eagles on the Frozen Ice

Filed Under: Nature Tagged With: Bald Eagle, birding, birds, birdwatching, Lake Erie Metropark, photo of the week, winter birding

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