Photo of the Week: Rainbow at Gotfredson Marsh

pink, green, and yellow rainbow against a cloudy sky with the marsh and shade trees in the foreground

I never know what I’ll see when I visit one of my favorite birding spots, Gotfredson Marsh in Superior Township, on the edge of Washtenaw County in Michigan.

Typically, I’ll find the copper-topped Sandhill Cranes on the south end of the marsh, the majestic Trumpeter Swans and their family of three cygets lazily swimming in the open waters while the stealthy Green Heron quietly sits on a log jutting into the marsh. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Rainbow at Gotfredson Marsh

Photo of the Week: Winter Rainbow at Lake Erie Metropark

a green, yellow, and pink half-rainbow lights up the blue morning sky, bare tree branches frame the rainbow

Did you see it? Look in the sky, to the left of the pond.

I was expecting another hawk.

Or perhaps a Great Blue Heron slowly winging its way across the early morning sky at Lake Erie Metropark on the northeastern shore of Lake Erie.

I was surprised by what I saw. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Winter Rainbow at Lake Erie Metropark

Photo of the Week: Rainbow Over James Scott Memorial Fountain

Rainbow shines over James Scott Memorial Fountain

For someone who’s rarely had her camera with her when she sees a rainbow, I’ve had remarkable luck this year photographing rainbows.

And this past week topped it off when I discovered what was at the end of the rainbow at Belle Isle State Park in Detroit. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Rainbow Over James Scott Memorial Fountain