After more than two months of searching, I was finally able to find one Lapland Longspur in our area this weekend.
Time to celebrate!
Along with Snow Buntings, the Lapland Longspur is a winter visitor to our state of Michigan. Both birds breed in the far north Arctic in Canada and Alaska.
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Happy anniversary, Plymouth Ice Festival!
Returning to Kellogg Park and downtown Plymouth, Michigan, the annual ice festival returned this weekend with dozens of ice sculptures to check out as you stroll the sidewalks and streets.
While this year’s event won’t have live ice carvings (due to COVID restrictions), there are a lot of beautiful sculptures of animals, butterflies, vehicles, dogs, etc. that were carved off site and delivered throughout the downtown area.
Continue reading Photo of the Week: Plymouth Ice Festival 40th Anniversary
You wouldn’t think you’d see many insects in winter around Detroit.
Given the cold, below freezing, temperatures, most insects have hunkered down for the winter months.
But you can’t miss the lime green insect with long multi-colored antennae and red shoulders on the edge of the Belle Isle Nature Center parking lot.
Part of the Overlooked outdoor macro photography installation at Belle Isle State Park in Detroit, the photograph is one of many massive insect photographs by photographer Joseph Ferraro.
Continue reading Photo of the Week: Red-Shouldered Shield Bug