The first orchid walk of 2026
Since we were in Cedarville, Michigan we were only eight miles from one of our favorite orchid sites in the state. In the afternoon, after visiting Narnai we treked out after Calypso Orchids. We knew that we were in the correct spot when we saw the Lakeside daiseys. Walking into the typically wet cedar woods,…
Finding interesting ferns
Susan found a trail that she wanted to walk just east of Cedarville, Mackinac County, Michigan. She said it was the Narnia Trail, but when I found it on an map it was called the Bush Bay Trail, Needless to say we went there and it was spectacular. Susan taking a scenic photo with her…
Stopping to look for a state threatened flower
The other day we made a stop at Point Labarbe to look for dwarf lake iris. Not only did we find it but we also found other interesting things. Bird’s-eye primrose (left) and Indian paint brush (right) But we found the “mother load” of dwarf lake iris. This little beauty is perhaps 2 inches tall…
Tahquamenon Falls
The other day we spent the morning at Tahquamenon Falls, both the Lower and Upper Falls. The trails are excellent and the new ramp at the Upper Falls is a nice way for people with walkers or wheelchairs to get a better and closer look at the falls. The entrance to the trails The first…
The first day of moth season at Whitefish Point
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 recent…
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.…
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 that…
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 head…
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 Blue…
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 photos…
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