Osprey

 

Wild Turkey 2020

The wild turkey was once on the brink of extinction as a result of habitat loss and over hunting. By the early 1900s total number of wild turkeys was comparable to today's worldwide polar bear population. The early American conservation movement made wild turkeys a priority and through habitat restoration and working with hunters the wild turkey has become our greatest restoration success. With an estimated 7 million turkey across the country the wild turkey is a testament to our early conservation efforts.

Heron on Huron

Albino Deer

Pere Marquette Turtle

Prairie Dog

Metropark Swan

Metropark Deer

Baby Snapping Turtle

Red Wing Blackbird Detroit

Belle Isle

Garter Snake

Found this cool garter snake on a hike.

Fowl Winter

Rocky Mountain National Park Wild Turkey

Detroit Zoo Tiger

Winter Elk Grand Canyon National Park

Obligatory Squirrel

Sometimes you just have to photograph a squirrel.

Penguin Feeding at The Detroit Zoo

Sara Baer, Detroit Zookeeper, feeds penguins sardines.

Cedarville Birds

Summer 2013

Talini

From 2006.

Isle Royale Garter Snakes

Garter snakes' heads poking out of their den after the storm.  On Isle Royale island in Michigan's Lake Superior, a variety of garter snake color patterns live in one den near an inland lake.  The area is covered with small toads and must be a small piece of paradise for these water loving snakes.