Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge, Michigan: 5-9-17












Trumpeter Swan





Though Tundra Swans nest in the refuge, we only saw this one Trumpeter Swan






Eastern Painted Turtle






Adult White-crowned Sparrow





Because males learn the songs they grew up with and do not travel far from where they were raised, song dialects frequently form.  Males on the edge of two dialects may be bilingual and able to sing both dialects.






Great Egret, the only egret we saw in the refuge







Female Wood Duck in her nest box




Male Wood Duck, one of the most beautiful ducks!



Canada Geese




Preening Song Sparrow




White-throated Sparrow
























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