I have been interested in moths since the 1980s, when I was collecting insects. The majority of my insect collection consists of – dragonflies, butterflies and moths in that order. I no longer collect, but rather started photographing them in the early 2000s. I really became more excited about photographing moths when the most recentContinue reading “The first day of moth season at Whitefish Point”
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A camera for all photos
Someone asked me about cameras the other day, so I thought I’d write a blog about the one that I use most of the time. It’s a Nikon Coolpix P900. Here’s the camers. It not heavy and allows me to go from macro to zoom. Here’s where I watch migrating birds from on the deck.Continue reading “A camera for all photos”
Another full day of birds
Yesterday we spent the entire day looking for birds in the Munuscong Potholes and Bay area of Chippewa County. To say it was an excellent day would be an understatement. While I had expected to get a lot of wetlands birds, which we did, the highlight for me was the tremendous number of warblers thatContinue reading “Another full day of birds”
Birds and Butterflies
When the days get warmer there are opportunities to find butterflies as well as birds. Hairy Woodpeckers have been easy to find recently. Birds were feeding on the ground the other morning. A Palm Warbler on the left and a Veery on the right. Whimbrel flying past the point. Now it was time to headContinue reading “Birds and Butterflies”
Fallout photos from day-2
As is typical of a fallout of birds it doesn’t end with just one day. On the second day I managed to get out with a camera and actually take photos. Nothing quite like a warbler coming to your suet feeder. This is a Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler. It was nice finding a male Black-throated BlueContinue reading “Fallout photos from day-2”
Fallout at Whitefish Point
Two mornings ago was day one of an amazing fallout of birds at Whitefish Point. It was calm, but a slight breeze from the south and foggy. As happens on those days if you want to find as many of the birds as possible there’s little time to photograph them. Thus, most of the photosContinue reading “Fallout at Whitefish Point”
Broad-winged Hawks
The past few days have been spotty for hawks. There have been a lot of Sharp-shinned Hawks, Bald Eagles and Broad-winged Hawks. Here are a couple of pictures from directly over the cabin. A kettle of 1-200 Broad-winged Hawks just south of the cabin, slowly drifting overhead. The best way to count them is whenContinue reading “Broad-winged Hawks”
Interesting sparrows at Whitefish Point
Yesterday was interesting here at Whitefish Point. At the feeders we had several Eurasian Tree Sparrows, which are annual visitors here. There a friend told us about a Harris’ Sparrow coming to feeders at a friend of his. So off we went. The Harris’ was feeding on the ground with White-crowned Sparrows. All by itselfContinue reading “Interesting sparrows at Whitefish Point”
Editorial cartoons about disease
Currently Hantavirus is the latest disease threat even though the WHO is monitoring an ebola outbreak in Africa. RFK Jr. as a rat – I like it. Hantavirus talking to SARS-CoV-2, aka COVID. The rats love RFK Jr. Mickey Mouse with his buddies. More later when I’m back to birds.
What we did for Birdathon
Martin and I spend almost all of yesterday in the field birding. We started with a brief visit to Lone Pine Road, just south of the Tahquamenon River, then went over to the Pickford Mitigation Ponds, went to the Kirtland’s Warbler nesting area and birded our way back to Whitefish Point alon the Curley LewisContinue reading “What we did for Birdathon”
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