Category: Birds
Our bird hunting adventures
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Chasing Warblers: A 5-Day Photography Trek to the Warbler Capital of the World
Every spring, a quiet magic takes over the southern shores of Lake Erie. Millions of migrating songbirds, exhausted from their journey north, drop out of the sky into a narrow strip of forest to rest and refuel before crossing the great lake. This year, we packed up our camera bags and headed to Ohio for… Read more
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Yellow-crowned Night Heron at Rabbit River Nature Trail
We had been neglecting our local nature trails. I got up on Mother’s day, after a full Saturday of birdwatching and looked at eBird to see what had been seen near our home. To my surprise a Yellow-crowned Night Heron had been sighted just down the street from our home. We had seen a Yellow-crowned… Read more
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Rare find. A Yellow-throated Warbler in Michigan at Stu Visser Trail.
It was a beautiful night in West Michigan, and we set off to photograph birds that we only see when they migrate. We started with a stop at Grand Ravines North Country Park. There was plenty of animal activity, but we didn’t see the eagles and there was nothing posing for us like a Piliated… Read more
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Window on the Waterfront
Window on the Waterfront is located right in downtown Holland, MI. It overlooks the windmill at Windmill Island. At tulip time, it is the home of over 100,000 tulip bulbs. The rest of the year, it is a great place to bird watch by the Macatawa River. We saw Blue-winged Teal, Green-winged Teal, Northern Shovelers,… Read more
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Stu Visser Trails A Great Place for a Walk
This is one of our favorite places to take a nature walk. The park is located about 5 miles east of the Holland State Park. These pictures were all taken in about two hours on Monday night 3/30. We will be at this site in April and May looking for the migrating warblers. We keep… Read more
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Rainbow Grill & Millennium Park
Update 4/29/2026 – The Rainbow Grill suddenly closed on 4/28. Millennium Park Beach & Splashpad opens for the 2026 season on Friday, May 22. Read more