N & C's Nature Adventures and More

Marsh Marigold Red Trillium Large White Trillium Some macro work on our home flowers: tulips and pansies! Dryad's Saddle Green Stink Bug The extremely rare and endangered Henslow's Sparrow! Another endangered species: Piping Plover! This bird has bands on its legs so researchers can identify and monitor each individual bird. Tree Swallow White-eyed Vireo Evening Grosbeak - a rare migrant through Essex County Willet The stunning American Avocet at Hillman Marsh Marbled Godwit Caspian Tern carrying takeout Long-eared Owl Blanding's Turtle, our first outside of the Ojibway area

Amaryllis Daffodil Chrysanthemum Hyacinth -- still practicing our macro work Eastern Screech-Owl played peek-a-boo! First ever Short-Eared Owl! The extremely rare Varied Thrush, Essex County's first confirmed sighting in 26 years! Male Lesser Scaup Male Greater Scaup Female Canvasback Male Canvasback Group of female Canvasbacks Tundra Swan Nonbreeding male Ruddy Duck

  Testing out some macro work with our new lens! Dianthus, our first floral test subject Lonely male Pine Warbler who got lost on his way! He should be in the southern U.S. right now! Trumpeter Swan Lapland Longspurs, a predominantly winter sighting Horned Larks Snow Bunting (nonbreeding female) Snowy Owl! Our first in about a year! (Immature female) American Black Duck Female Common Goldeneye