All Things Michigan

Belle Isle, Michigan. May 8, 2025.

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"No Gas! Reading is not Rationed. Let's Go Read! Kalamazoo Public Library"

Two images by Richard Koenig; taken April 20th 2026.

Royal Raindrops Crabapple in bloom

By Carlos Alberto GH

The Oriole returned today, and I also heard one sing in the trees 🧡 Then there was also the first Rosebreasted Grosbeak here today, and yesterday also the first hummingbird. Huge groups of birds are migrating right now, so every day may give you new surprises. I am having a very hard time staying at the desk for work when the outside is waking up and calling me.

September 2024

Pretty petoskey

The Serviceberry is already blooming (usually in May), and there is a lot of wooing going on the the yard. The Redwinged Blackbirds are so expressive, especially on a sunny day. It is funny to me how their looks range from gloriously magnificent to hilariously goofy. Nature! I'd be weak too if I was a RWBB girl 🤩😁

Hope I can get some sleep tonight

It looks like the MoDos are still going to posing school, they are masters at the couple portrait 😆 And the Cowbirds have returned. They are very interesting native birds that get a lot of hate for their breeding behavior, they practice parasitic breeding. Nature made them this way, and human exploration of wildlife habitat may have made things a bit more extreme. I think they are really cool birds. Happy Friday!