When I saw the swallow perched on the barbed wire fence, I thought it was a Tree Swallow.
With their blue body and white underbelly, Tree Swallows are a common sight feeding on the wing as they soar over the airport fields.
Along with the Barn Swallow, Tree Swallows are one of the most common swallows I see at the airport.
Continue reading Photo of the Week: Cliff Swallow
In the middle of May, after a week of hot weather, it’s rare to find any trillium wildflower in bloom in our southeast Michigan woods.
That’s what happened this month when our area was hit with a heat wave of temperatures reaching the mid- to high-eighties (Farenheit).
Instead of Great White Trilliums blanketing the forest floor (and the less frequently seen Prairie Trillium), the deep pink/purple blooms of Wild Geranium began flowering.
Continue reading Photo of the Week: Pink Trillium
While bright colorful warblers catch everyone’s attention in our area during spring migration, one of the birds I’m always looking for in spring is the White-crowned Sparrow.
It’s a beautiful large gray sparrow, with contrasting bold white and black stripes on its head.
Some populations are known to overwinter in our area, but I rarely find one during our winter months in Michigan.
I’ve seen a White-crowned Sparrow in southeast Michigan once in mid-November 2018.
Continue reading Photo of the Week: White-crowned Sparrow