Years ago, we would be delighted to see an occasional Ruby-throated Hummingbird buzz by a neighbor’s overgrown evergreen bushes.
When our neighbors cut down their 12-foot tall Eastern arborvitae, we wondered if we would see them again.
Continue reading Photo of the Week: Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Only three of us were at Erie Marsh Preserve along southwestern Lake Erie near the Michigan/Ohio border this weekend as the sun slowly set over the wetland. It was a calm, relatively cool night for early August as the day’s winds had finally slowed down. As I walked the trail back to my vehicle, I… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Summer Evening at Erie Marsh
It’s that time of year when shorebirds migrate south from their breeding grounds. The first shorebirds began arriving in southeast Michigan over the past couple weeks.
While it’s exciting to see shorebirds return to our area after several months up north, their return is also the beginning of my grumbling, ranting season.
Shorebirds are hard enough to identify when they’re in breeding plumage, with bright colors that make it a bit easier to distinguish what they are.
Continue reading Photo of the Week: Shorebird Migration Begins