One of the joys of having property at Whitefish Point, Michigan is being able to walk out the door and pick blueberries. The down side is battling mosquitoes. However, male mosquitoes are pollinators, it’s only the females that are vampires. Blueberries at the back deck. With a bit of effort it’s possible to pick aContinue reading “Blueberry season”
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It’s insect season at Whitefish Point
This is the time of year when insects start to dominate what we are seeing at Whitefish Point. That said, warbler migration is also in full swing – and what do warblers eat? Insects! Since we live on a sand dune antlion dens/burrows/pits are quite common. Young antlions are underground at eh center of thisContinue reading “It’s insect season at Whitefish Point”
Heading to Whitefish Point, Michigan
We’ve been in southern Michigan a long time and haven’t spent any time at the cabin in the north, so yesterday we packed up and headed north. It was an easy drive and we took the opportunity to stop at several places to look for favorite plants and animals. First we stopped at the restContinue reading “Heading to Whitefish Point, Michigan”
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. OurContinue reading “Looking for a rare bird”
Looking for unusual birds
The other day Susan and I went out in search of Dickcissel and Henslow’s Sparrow, which we found along with a lot of other things. We stopped to look at Turkey Vultures in the road then we saw a doe with three fawns. We’re used to seeing lots of Northern Mockingbirds when we visit theContinue reading “Looking for unusual birds”
A southern Michigan bog
The other day we visited the bog at the Eddy Discover Center in Washtenaw County, Michigan. It’s a favorite place for us in June. It’s probably a mile walk from where we were parked to the bog. The trail goes through a beech-maple forest and ends at the bog. Near the bog the trail becomesContinue reading “A southern Michigan bog”
The garden – June, 2026
Yesterday we had some rain late in the day, which was really good for the garden, which is doing quite well after being neglected for almost three weeks in May. The bed with zucchini and my figs. All of our bed had flowers as well as vegetables. The bed bordered by mint (which we cookContinue reading “The garden – June, 2026”
Looking for a rare bird
Yesterday we went to Fourmile Lake in Washtenaw County in an effort to see or at least hear the King Rails that are there. The lake was smooth as glass and after about 30-40 minutes we heard the rails. We never saw them, but that was OK. There was plenty of other things to keepContinue reading “Looking for a rare bird”
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,Continue reading “The first orchid walk of 2026”
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”
