As the weather has gotten colder, more windy and more cloudy, Belle Isle has become a little less crowded.
First some photos from Sunday, October 15th, which was a very birdy day on Belle Isle.
Below, some photos from Saturday, Oct 20th. First, I drove around downtown a bit to find the start for the Detroit Free Press US half-marathon and the parking. A few friends ran the race on Sunday, the 21st. Race organizers had just starting setting up. I thought about how it only takes one day to set up for a marathon. We should have more marathons and fewer car races.
After this I drove over to Belle Isle, which with the colder and more threatening weather - as soon as I stepped onto the trail, loud, deep rolling thunder began - was not nearly as birdy as the previous Sunday.
Hermit Thrush above and female Eastern Towhee below were my two photo prizes. Both of these birds were on the other side of the creek, but the distance was still doable and the lighting good. I really love the towhee photo. To me it seems that female towhees are hard to see and photo ops are rare. Plus they are so beautiful.
Then came the cloud drama. I think the one above is my favorite. Leaving the trail and driving around the park I had to stop for these photos. All are cropped to get the construction mess around the park out of the shot.
First some photos from Sunday, October 15th, which was a very birdy day on Belle Isle.
Below, some photos from Saturday, Oct 20th. First, I drove around downtown a bit to find the start for the Detroit Free Press US half-marathon and the parking. A few friends ran the race on Sunday, the 21st. Race organizers had just starting setting up. I thought about how it only takes one day to set up for a marathon. We should have more marathons and fewer car races.
After this I drove over to Belle Isle, which with the colder and more threatening weather - as soon as I stepped onto the trail, loud, deep rolling thunder began - was not nearly as birdy as the previous Sunday.
Hermit Thrush above and female Eastern Towhee below were my two photo prizes. Both of these birds were on the other side of the creek, but the distance was still doable and the lighting good. I really love the towhee photo. To me it seems that female towhees are hard to see and photo ops are rare. Plus they are so beautiful.
Then came the cloud drama. I think the one above is my favorite. Leaving the trail and driving around the park I had to stop for these photos. All are cropped to get the construction mess around the park out of the shot.
Finally from the ABA blog a review of the book Moving to the City: Raptors in a Concrete Jungle just because I want to keep the review accessible for now.
