Catching Up With Spring 2021
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