After a long day of rain, imagine you’re out with your fiance at a nearby marsh when you spot an unusual colored bird.
A large pink wading bird.
A Roseate Spoonbill.
In Michigan.
That’s not usual.
In the United States, the Roseate Spoonbill is usually found in the southeast. Almost a thousand miles away.
But that’s what a local couple found in Saline, Michigan this weekend. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Roseate Spoonbill, Rare Bird and First State Record for Michigan
Much to the delight of people in our community, the annual Plymouth Art in the Park in downtown Plymouth, Michigan returned this weekend after a one-year hiatus (due to the COVID pandemic).
The three-day art fair is a popular event in our area, bringing over 400 artists from around the country to what is promoted as Michigan’s second largest art fair (the Ann Arbor Art Fair is the largest).
Continue reading Photo of the Week: Plymouth Art in the Park
The black V on the throat against the yellow breast stood out for me when I saw the sparrow-sized bird singing away on the fence.
The male Dickcissel with the rust-colored shoulders always makes me smile when I see it in summer, because I typically only find it when I hear it singing.
Dickcissels are one of Michigan’s grassland birds, along with Savannah Sparrows, Red-winged Blackbirds, Eastern Meadowlarks, and Bobolinks. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Singing Dickcissel