Northern Flicker
I could see just its head peeking out of the hole in the Beech tree. Somehow snapped a frame as it flew out!
#MichiganBirds #Wildlife #Nature
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15 Seconds of migrating Cedar Waxwings feeding on Buckthorn berries.
In this group you can see various stages of transition to their gray Winter colors. Their numbers were countless.
4K 120fps Video
Kent County Michigan
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Took a walk around Emmons Lake and was treated to a huge flock of migrating Cedar Waxwings. They were feeding on Honeysuckle and Buckthorn.
The first photo is a male still with its tan feathers. Many of them were molting into their lighter Winter colors like the second one.
#BirdMigration #MichiganBirds #Wildlife
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Cedar Waxwing gulps down a Buckthorn Berry.
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Emmons Lake
Kent County Michigan
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Took a walk around Emmons Lake and was treated to a huge flock of migrating Cedar Waxwings. They were feeding on Honeysuckle and Buckthorn.
The first photo is a male still with its tan feathers. Many of them were molting into their lighter Winter colors like the second one.
#BirdMigration #MichiganBirds #Wildlife
The Black Squirrel is an Eastern Gray Squirrel with a genetic mutation that causes overproduction of melanin (melanism).
In Michigan, around 50% of Gray Squirrels are of the black morph due to advantage in Winters of their dark coat absorbing more heat.
#Squirrels #Wildlife #Nature
This Summer I had a pair of Goldfinches that met at my feeder. After a courtship, they had a family. They were a joy to have at my feeder. As the weather changed and Fall crept in, I bid them farewell and the family migrated South.
But, Goldfinches are more nomadic than purely migratory. In Michigan, some GFs migrate from here. And others migrate TO here and stay after the snow arrives.
This one showed up today. I would have to say that their pastel Winter colors are quite beautiful.
#BackyardBirds #Finches #MichiganBirds #BirdMigration
ALT Migrating Goldfinch in West Michigan
This guy sure stirs up a ruckus at my camping site.
The area is the claimed territory of the Red Headed Woodpeckers. They are always present. When the Pileated comes around, the RHWPs go nuts!
The Pileated is larger, but the Red Heads have numbers.
#Woodpeckers #Newaygo #MichiganBirds
The first time I decided to take a camera outdoors with the intention of photographing birds - March 17, 2023.
Downy Woodpecker - On the park trail.
I'd say I've come a long way since then! 😊This was with an old Olympus XZ-2 camera that was definitely insufficient for birds. But I did the best I could with it and it made me work for any shot I could get.
Later in May I photographed the Prothonotary Warbler. And in July I encountered the Green Heron. Both from the kayak on the Thornapple River.
These birds sparked a passion and spiritual growth in me that I wasn't exactly prepared for. Glad they found me.
#Wildlife #Nature #Birds #MichiganBirds
The Moon was looking beautiful this morning. Venus was shining like a jewel underneath it.
#Moon #GodsCreation
It's great to hear the news of large amounts of water flowing into the Colorado River system. Lake Powell and Lake Mead are getting a needed boost.
But it's coming at a high price. Extreme flood warnings.
People living near dry riverbeds are having a rough time right now. Please pray for these brothers and sisters.
#WX #Floods
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In the Manistee National Forest, if you overturn any log or stone that's been there for more than a minute you will find Woodland Salamanders.
These are the Eastern Red-Backed Salamander. They are fairly docile and do not run when you pick up their log.
Newaygo County Michigan
#Amphibians #Salamanders #Wildlife #Nature
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Mr. Cooper decided to stop by the grain elevator right at sunset. Perched on the new power pole. Not much light to work with.
It was locked on to something and took off after it with full afterburners lit!
#Hawks #Raptors #BirdsofPrey #MichiganBirds
Baby was trying to dig up a peanut and was attacked by Clip.
They mostly just chase each other for fun. They are friends.
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The Golden Crowned Kinglet
Half Moon Lake
Muskegon County Michigan
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The Golden Crowned Kinglet
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In Michigan, these tiny peepers come through after the Warblers. Easy to hear, harder to spot, and even harder to photograph!
#MichiganBirds #BirdMigration #Kinglets
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The Golden Crowned Kinglet
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In Michigan, these tiny peepers come through after the Warblers. Easy to hear, harder to spot, and even harder to photograph!
#MichiganBirds #BirdMigration #Kinglets
While going through Warbler withdrawal, I can spend more time looking for beauty in the ordinary.
#Nature
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Along the lakeside trail, I got a couple photos of a fallen leaf with colors in the background.
I took the two photos about 2 minutes apart.
At F/9 and F/7.1, same leaf.
How could this be when leaves only fall once?
#Fall
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I look a hike down the Grand Rapids Riverwalk Trail to check out the work for the Restore the Rapids project.
They are restoring the Grand River to resemble it's natural state before the series of short dams were put in. The Grand is Michigan's largest river and it flows into Lake Michigan.
#RESTORETHERAPIDS @WOODTV
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Couple of big boys out at the Thornapple Greenspace.
Whitetail Deer
Kent County Michigan
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