Looks like we turned a corner weather-wise. We’ve had a couple days over 30 degrees Fahrenheit and some of the white stuff is melting away.
No major outings for Michigan wildlife but we took Molly and her bud Rachael down to the Detroit Zoo today. Something we should have thought of during the polar vortex nastiness. The zoo has some really nice and very warm indoor exhibits like a butterfly room, an aviary, and a reptile house. Pleasantly warm, bordering on hot. Must have cost a fortune keeping them heated at zero Fahrenheit. At least the polar bear and the seals liked the polar vortex.
The zoo crew.
A very warm glass-winged butterfly.
Blue morpho butterfly.
Blue morpho butterfly.
Moo at the zoo.
Act like a penguin.
Act like a penguin, reprise.
Spring is happening and we have been getting reports of early migrants moving in. We saw my first of year turkey vulture and we both got common grackle at the zoo. Common species but they do mean things are happening. There have been local reports of red-winged blackbirds and sandhill cranes too. The Carolina wrens and cardinals in the yard have been doing their territorial calling. I’m liking this. We will have more nasty weather but it’s unlikely we will have weeks of single digit temperatures. Dragonflies are right around the corner.
Ed's and Lise's Biggish Years 