Getting Ready for Spring!

Mallard Pair staking out their territory, even before the ice melts!

Canada Geese announcing to the world that this is their space!!

Despite birds searching for mates and territory, the ice continued to Pile Up on Canatara Beach on March 5th.

Iced Cube! (About 18 inches square!)

Ice crystals photographed with macro lens

Layers of Ice!

Just 3 days after finding the large ice build up on Lake Huron, I found my first Painted Turtle of the year, taking advantage of sunny skies in a sheltered area. March 8, 2026.

Cecropia Moth cocoon. The first one I’ve found this winter with no visible signs of predation. Other cocoons have had holes chewed through the layers.

Foggy day over Lake Chipican. The fog rolled in and out 3 times that day.

The only Snowy Owl I saw this winter, camouflaged in a distant field.