One of the best predators I know, Mr. Mink.

Baltimore Oriole arrives in Northern Michigan in the first part of May, usually marking the start the the Sulphur Hatch.

Snapping Turtle in the middle of the road, had to stop and make sure he made it across.

In the "Eye of the Toad"

Yellow Rump Warbler along the river banks for Northern Michigan

Great Blue Heron on the hunt.

Cedar Waxwing along the banks for the Manistee River.

Fall Blue Heron

Heron hunting along the Manistee River in search of any food, as November doesn't have as much food running around as summer. I'm sure this blue heron is starving.

Michigan Bald Eagle

Bald eagle soaring along the Manistee River in Northern Michigan.

Golden Eyes

Golden eyes flying over the Manistee River in early spring.

Low flying object

Common Merganser flying low along the river's edge.

Female Golden Eye

Common Goldeneye or "Whistlers"

Northern Parula

A Northern Parula hanging out along the Manistee River

This is one of the characteristic birds of the southern swamplands, where its bright plumage is conspicuous in the gloomy, cypress-lined bayous. it is unusual among warblers in that it nests in holes in the trees.

Michigan Bobcat on the prowl

A Michigan Bobcat came to visit the river as we floated down the Manistee on this spring day.

Great Blue Heron

A Great Blue Heron finds an easy meal along the banks of a Northern Michigan Stream.