Deborah Edwards-Oñoro

While not a life bird (a bird reported for the first time), I was thrilled to travel to Kensington Metropark to see an American bittern this week.

A new dwarf planet candidate and three men traveled from Italy to Ireland to return a lost wedding ring are two of the interesting stories I enjoyed this month.

For the past few months, our local birding group has seen piles of large felled tree trunks in Nichols Arboretum in Ann Arbor, Michigan, near the Magnolia Collection. As we walked by last week, we saw piles of lengthwise wood planks finished on two sides. This week we saw a portable sawmill in action, as

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Instead of seeing brilliant fall leaf colors at Kensington Metropark, I saw three brilliantly colored hot air balloons over the lake.

Homegrown National Park is hosting a free webinar, Caterpillars Aren't Just for Birds, a live panel discussion of documentary film The Extraordinary Caterpillar.

Getting up early to listen for the Great horned owl gave me the added bonus of seeing the waning crescent moon at sunrise.

Working on keeping it current, I've added Rewilding Institute to my website blogroll.

Opened in June 2026, River Park in downtown Northville, Michigan restored the Rouge River which had been buried under cement for over 60 years.

Golf courses providing wildlife habitat, bird photographer of the year, and a red silk dress that took 14 years to complete are a few interesting stories I’ve enjoyed.

What a pleasant surprise to find a juvenile Rose-breasted grosbeak stop by the platform bird feeder.

In late September, bright red, yellow, white, purple, blue, and orange flowers are blooming throughout my garden.

An unexpected visitor, and perhaps a first sighting, at this week's Detroit River Hawk Watch in southeast Michigan.

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At Canton Township's 25th anniversary September 11 memorial service, US Representative Debbie Dingell asked attendees to decide what that memory asks of us.

September 11 commemoration events in southeast Michigan on the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks.

I was at my son's grade school, volunteering in the Media Center on September 11, 2011.

After a day of severe thunderstorms and two confirmed tornadoes in metro Detroit, a rainbow is a welcome sight at the end of the day.

Join other southeast Michigan gardeners at one of the many native plant swaps and sales happening this fall.

What a treat to harvest my first potatoes I've ever grown from my vegetable garden.