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Birds of Michigan

I found most of these birds in my yard and a few nearby in Northern Michigan.
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Emerald Jewel
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Emerald Jewel

Female Ruby Throated Hummingbird, Northern Mich. This is the result of hanging a black velvet backdrop on a clothesline near the feeder and about 8 hours of waiting and snapping photos.

  • Chickadee, Northern Mich.
  • Chickadee getting ready to fledge from birdhouse, Northern Mich.
  • Caught in the act. Juvenile Rose Breasted Grosbeak in a currant bus, Northern Mich.
  • Emerald Jewel
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  • Ruby Throated Hummingbird, Northern Mich. against a velvet backdrop hung on a nearby clothesline.
  • Female Ruby Throated Hummingbird, Northern Mich.
  • Female Ruby Throated Hummingbird landed on the clothesline I had been using to hang a black velvet backdrop from for photo taking.
  • Female Ruby Throated Hummingbird, Northern Mich.
  • I was taking pictures of flowers in my garden when I noticed this little baby chickadee who had just fledged out of a birdhouse above it.
  • Baby chickadee coming out of its birdhouse for the first time.
  • Are you my momma? This chickadee had just fledged from a birdhouse above it and landed on the rock right in front of me.
  • Newly fledged chickadee. If you look into its eye, you can see me taking its picture.
  • Newly fledged chickadee in my garden.
  • Henslow's sparrow in a sunflower field near Elk Rapids, Mich.
  • Henslow's Sparrow, Northern Mich.
  • Henslow's sparrow, Northern Mich.
  • A baby robin attempts to hide in a nearby bush.
  • Juvenile robin-this little guy could only fly short distances when I spotted it in a nearby bush.
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