A young Red-tailed Hawk perched along the nature trail before heading off to hunt.
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A male Indigo Bunting snacking on grass seeds.
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A Green Heron with a threatening aura
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The lighting was tough and the water lilies were thick but I did get one look at a Virginia Rail who gave me a look back. This one was very chatty so while I could often hear the bird, he/she was near impossible to see in the foliage. Such is often the case with marsh birds.
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A Mourning Dove gathers nesting material.
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Snowberry Clearwings, a hummingbird moth and a bumblebee mimic. These moths are less common than the other hummingbird moth commonly seen, the Hummingbird Clearwing, here in Michigan. There's a third hummingbird moth that I haven't seen yet that lives in Michigan, a Slender Clearwing.
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A Marsh Wren pauses for a brief moment at the edge of the marsh before popping back into the cattails.
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Female Red-winged Blackbirds do most of the feeding of the young, however males - like this one with a beakful of food - will also assist. Males are most likely to feed the oldest nestlings when there are multiple active nests on his territory.
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A collection of hummingbird moths from the last couple of weeks, species Hummingbird Clearwing, a hummingbird mimic. These moths sip nectar and prefer pink and purple flowers like the Wild Bergamot (aka Bee Balm) in these photos.
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A young Gray Catbird waits for a parent to bring in some food. Young Catbirds have a paler red patch for their undertail feathers than the adults (the adults have a cheeky chestnut coloring.)
