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,Continue reading “The first orchid walk of 2026”
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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 herContinue reading “Finding interesting ferns”
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 tallContinue reading “Stopping to look for a state threatened flower”
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 firstContinue reading “Tahquamenon Falls”
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 recentContinue reading “The first day of moth season at Whitefish Point”
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 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”
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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