While May’s full moon was at its peak at 1:34PM last Friday, May 5, 2023, I managed to capture this shot the night before when we had a few moments of clear skies in southeast Michigan. A minute after I took the photo, the moon was obscured by clouds. Talk about good timing! I’m familiar… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Full Moon in May
One of the first wildflowers to bloom in spring, Twinleaf is not a common flower for me to see in southeast Michigan.
I’m used to spotting Yellow Trout Lilies, Rue Anemone, and Great White Trilliums in the forest when I go birding in spring, before trees and shrubs leaf out.
They often blanket the forest floor, along with skunk cabbages, one of the first plants to emerge after a long Michigan winter.
Continue reading Photo of the Week: Twinleaf, Spring Wildflower
A striking cinnamon-brown, black, and white shorebird, the American Avocet stood out on the mudflat of the Lake Erie marsh near the Michigan/Ohio state border.
The slightly-upturned long thin black bill is distinctive as is the white body with white-striped black wings.
The American Avocet is a rare bird in Michigan and one I had never seen before.
Continue reading Photo of the Week: Elegant American Avocet