When I turned the corner on the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Drive, I was surprised to see this Trumpeter Swan family swimming slowly through the lotus pads. You’ll notice the adult swans are banded, the four gray-colored (the young swans) are leading their parents as they swim across the pond. Check out the pink bills… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Trumpeter Swan Family on the Move
A quick dark blur shot across my view in front of my windshield as I drove slowly down the dirt back road in Superior Township, Michigan.
Wait, what was that?
It was larger than an American Robin, but definitely smaller than a Red-tailed Hawk. And looked like it had streaks of white on its body.
What stood out for me was a bright orange object, something the bird was carrying either in its legs or bill. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Belted Kingfisher Finds Lunch
When you walk down the shady paved trail along the Huron River, you can hear water rushing by, the sound of Indigo Buntings singing in the distance, and muffled conversations of couples as they stroll down the trail.
Unless you listen carefully, you might not recognize the sounds of a family far above you, about 75 feet up, in the forest canopy.
A family that’s taken over an abandoned squirrel nest in the forks of a mature cottonwood tree. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Watching Broad-winged Hawks Growing Up