Flight of the Sphinx
Last summer I brought you some incredible views of a Spurge Sphinx caterpillar from Northern Michigan. Later in the month, after the leathery burrowed into the soil to complete its third stage of...
View ArticleWhale Watching for Loons
Lake George is a sizable body of water located just south of West Branch, Michigan. Like many small northern lakes it presents two faces during the summer. It becomes a boiling pot of motorboats and...
View ArticleOne Pic Post: Air Mail
Although few and far between this spring, a scattering of nice spring days have bubbled up to the surface. On such days, the sun takes the edge off the cool winds enough to call them refreshing – as...
View ArticleDipsy Doodle at Mackinaw
My recent spring trip to Mackinaw turned out to be winter visit. No one should expect the first weekend in April at the Straits to be like Daytona Beach, but three inches of snow and teen-degree...
View ArticleA Shameful Case of False Advertising
I knew it was my moment. I purchased a pack of Cow Seeds at a garage sale. The package looked a bit worn, but thought the black & white contents might still be viable. The 10 cent price tag was...
View ArticleSquirrels in the Hood
For the three people that occasionally read my blog, you may recall that I have a thing about Red Squirrels. I may appear un-naturally interested in them because I’ve featured the little red devils in...
View ArticleSticking Around
There are over 1,200 species of Geometridae moths in North America – a group better known by their so-called “Inchworm” larvae. Because there are so many I feel justified in not identifying the...
View ArticleA Crocus Moth on a Summer Eve
The night air was just settling in after the sun dipped behind the oaks and pines lining the opposite side of Dollar Lake. A group of Green Frogs were performing their syncopated “ga-lumping” and the...
View ArticleBroad Hawk Down
There are many things I expect to see when I walk out onto my Dollar Lake Dock. I am usually content with the verdant green vista offered by Lily pads, Green Darners, and Green Frogs. I always...
View ArticleA Magnificent Specimen
On a recent trip to a country dairy farm with my grandson my eye was captured by a piece of natural art. It was an exceptionally well-formed bird dropping perched atop a fence post. In an attempt to...
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