MSU is having science fest this month and encouraging citizen science to count our populations of wildlife. It was warm & sunny today and this evening was a good rain. We heard a lot of spring peepers. We saw 5 toads and one tree frog and 2 nightcrawlers. No photos of the … [Read more...]
Spring Day – Robins and Juncos
Around here in Michigan we think of the American Robin as a spring/summer bird and the Dark Eyed Junco as one of our winter birds. So, it struck me as interesting today when I saw juncos and robins both out in the grass finding insects and seed bits. I took all these shots with … [Read more...]
Pileated Woodpecker – First Pics!
I've seen the pileated woodpecker around a number of times in the last few years. They aren't an everyday visitor, but we hear them and see them occasionally. I've never been able to photograph them and bad news, I didn't capture them with the Bird Photo Booth today. These are … [Read more...]
Return to Barn Hunt classes!
Tilda and I were able to return to Barn Hunt classes tonight! We've been away for over a year. It was so fun. I probably talked all the dog people's ears off. I'm not sure about my dog, but I'm definitely under-socialized. On the actual training side of things, I'm proud of … [Read more...]
Red Bellied Woodpecker – Compilation Video
Here's a video compilation we captured of the Red Bellied woodpecker, one of my favorite birds! We caught this adult female coming to our feeder repeatedly throughout the day on 3/26/2021. All of her preferred feeders, suet feeders, were empty and she spent some time eating the … [Read more...]