FEBRUARY ICE … AND 10,000 LEELANAU PHOTOS

Lake Michigan … February ice, photo by Ken Scott Photography Some followers of Michigan in Pictures may know that I live in Leelanau County, the village of Leland to be precise. The first website I ever built was Leelanau.com, and as with Michigan in Pictures, I have a photo group on Flickr. One of my … Continue reading FEBRUARY ICE … AND 10,000 LEELANAU PHOTOS

Because I Don’t Have a Photographic Memory (Part #20)

Thanks for sharing, These brighten my day with reminders of warmer weather.

Photography: When Birds Return, Calling (Post #3)

Thank you for sharing these are beautiful.

Sumyanna Writes

The birds have been rather active these few days. I’m still trying to learn the ins and outs of the new camera, but have been fortunate mostly with the view. Lots of visitors have come to the bird feeder and sometimes the resulting photographs can surprise you! Hope you enjoy…

This guy has been showing up every morning. Most of the birds take one peanut and fly off. Not him, he’s special. He actually shoves one peanut down his throat and then grabs another with his beak. Here, you see him with one peanut stuffed in his mouth. He grabs another before taking off…

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Showdown! If you look carefully in the background, the Blue Jay has come in to claim his turf. The other smaller birds often fly in when they are taking the nuts back to their nest. This one got caught…

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Some new…

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FREIGHTERWATCHING & MOONCHASING

Freighterwatching & Moonchasing, photo by Stephanie MoonGiant’s page on the February full moon says: The Full Moon for Feb. 2017 will occur in the afternoon of February 10th for the United States and just after midnight on February 11th for Europe. February’s Full Moon is commonly known as the Full Snow Moon or Hunger […] via … Continue reading FREIGHTERWATCHING & MOONCHASING

Photography: When Birds Return, Calling (Post #2)

I have blue jays, woodpeckers, and squirrels at my feeders too but I am not calling for spring just yet. Thank you for sharing your photography it looks like it should be on a greeting card. It is very nice.

Sumyanna Writes

As I mentioned the other day, we may have witnessed signs of an early Spring. I say that, and you know – it then snows in April. Always on your toes, I say! Despite the freezing temperatures, my attention was drawn to the neighbors yard were I could hear Blue Jays cawing (for lack of a better word). Usually that means one thing – they have claimed ownership of the bird feeder and are now warning everyone nearby to shove off.

Sure enough, I look outside and see an adorable baby squirrel (who is new to the neighborhood) sitting on the fence near the feeder. Here’s a picture of the cute little guy:

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Essentially – he is no dummy. He knows the birds raid the feeder, which is stock-full of peanuts. As soon as they drop one, he is going to pick it up and run! What was funny was…

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