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Looking for a rare bird
We spent yesterday at Seney National Wildlife Refuge in Schoolcraft County, Michigan looking for a very rare nesting bird. In the course of our visit we managed to find many nice insects. Two nice damselflies. Boreal Bluet on the left, Tule Bluet on the right. Dusky clubtail, a dragonfly. A monarch caterpillar on milkweed. Our…
Moths at Whitefish Point
The other day we had a delightful morning with moths at our moths lights at Whitefish Point. Here’s a sample of what we had. Celery leaf tier on the left. Pale glyph on the right. Eastern panthea. Horned spanworm on the left. Powder moth on the right. Lettered habrosyne Northern pine looper. Rosy maple moth.…
A morning at Whitefish Point
Sunrise yesterday was stunning, making it a great time to go for a walk after breakfast. There was a group of six Common Loons on the bay. Piping Plover on a nest within the nest enclosure. Blue flag iris and orange hawkweed. Beach pea. Sand cherry. Susan counting the Lake Huron tansies. Getting close for…
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