It was cloudy and cold in west Michigan this weekend. On Saturday at least a dozen Common Loons were patrolling Pere Marquette Lake.
On Sunday just before a predicted moderate snowfall began, I took a ride around my work site and found....
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| Long-tailed Duck |
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| American Kestrel |
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| Horned Grebe |
As I finished driving around work a light snow started to fall. I took this photo as it started to cover the lawn.
It intensified quickly. The portrait of Nico was taken an hour and a half later when about 3" of snow had fallen.
As the snow piled up in my yard, bird activity increased around the feeders.
This morning after work I raced out to Ludington State Park to try to photograph birds before the snow melted in the bright sunlight.
This female Northern Cardinal didn't let the snow stop her from gathering nesting material.
Eastern Phoebes are among the earliest flycatchers to migrate north. I was able to find two of them who weren't finding a whole lot of insects.
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