https://www.backyardbirdsandbeyond.com/gallery daily 0.75 2017-02-21 https://www.backyardbirdsandbeyond.com/stein daily 0.75 2016-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d4a125e707eb7a02e4055f/1456944933692-TOA1PP8PC846S793GKKD/49.jpg Stein https://www.backyardbirdsandbeyond.com/gipfel-avenue daily 0.75 2025-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d4a125e707eb7a02e4055f/1456778703932-MRB0MCWXS595MOJCHGJA/65.jpg Gipfel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d4a125e707eb7a02e4055f/1456778343214-6EXQ3R8UIDEWLZZQ3UYP/65.jpg Gipfel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d4a125e707eb7a02e4055f/1456778401911-NT5IA88VG1GTQ9Q9RLL9/66.jpg Gipfel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d4a125e707eb7a02e4055f/1456849773022-QZ1PXXQ7SKUNRLKY766U/67.jpg Gipfel https://www.backyardbirdsandbeyond.com/maritime-avenue daily 0.75 2025-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d4a125e707eb7a02e4055f/1456779348146-A78EFLQ51J2PNH2KVHXZ/21.jpg Maritime https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d4a125e707eb7a02e4055f/1456779394429-1L8Q9N3EW0Y3VI40GCI1/image-asset.jpeg Maritime https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d4a125e707eb7a02e4055f/1456779451038-MDLVRZEL5U8BBKSHONVG/image-asset.jpeg Maritime https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d4a125e707eb7a02e4055f/1456779510140-983O0MNT2FO4YWXDU14O/image-asset.jpeg Maritime https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d4a125e707eb7a02e4055f/1456779580026-5SD7IVBNX9W472BE7KYG/image-asset.jpeg Maritime https://www.backyardbirdsandbeyond.com/home daily 0.75 2018-11-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57bf309d46c3c410fdf9cc34/1472491203132-B01QYPEDXJQ15FV2F9XB/Aro+Ha_1183.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5be8650ba9e028896cc13bad/1541959782659-1NG6YMCIIH7OU78YKE0B/IMG_58721+7DII.jpg Home https://www.backyardbirdsandbeyond.com/discover daily 1.0 2024-05-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5be8650ba9e028896cc13bad/35c49b5f-2377-46f6-8a07-40f5d2248e7f/Birding+SCCLS+3-25-23.jpg Home - Make it stand out Another Full House at a Backyard Birds and Beyond Presentation. Here in Port Huron. Photo courtesy of Joseph Turbok - St. Clair County Library - Port Huron Branch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5be8650ba9e028896cc13bad/1542675917775-0OFVCY1WJVW8GXFY0E54/BYBB-1-2.jpg Home Pine Siskin - Michigan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5be8650ba9e028896cc13bad/1542675948173-GRBWUH70E1OKKQ8Y4G7V/BYBB-2.jpg Home Cape May Warbler- Michigan https://www.backyardbirdsandbeyond.com/gregbodkebio daily 0.75 2026-01-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5be8650ba9e028896cc13bad/1542679028513-3WA4I7228YSWJR2ZK46A/BYBB-299.jpg Biography https://www.backyardbirdsandbeyond.com/birding-vs-birdwatching daily 0.75 2021-08-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5be8650ba9e028896cc13bad/1543263896792-QM4BECFPKW828K2DD5SI/BYBB-1-25.jpg Birdwatching Vs Birding My Dad, age 81, getting ready to photograph birds near the feeders https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5be8650ba9e028896cc13bad/1543263920103-GDIL4PQ29Z7XVT0NJNTU/BYBB-3.jpg Birdwatching Vs Birding My Grandkids spreading a mix of White Millet and Cracked Corn https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5be8650ba9e028896cc13bad/1543260469826-XM86G5VGWYTVOEIE7OII/BYBB-0936.jpg Birdwatching Vs Birding My Granddog watching feeder birds. Wondering “how do I get through this force field?” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5be8650ba9e028896cc13bad/1543266367015-YP4U0D6S3XQ6PF4ZK69F/BYBB-1-32.jpg Birdwatching Vs Birding You do not have to travel to see Bird Behavior. Here Blue Jays battle for food on a sub zero morning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5be8650ba9e028896cc13bad/1543267087632-ROJQUXKE49WNJ05GTZ4Q/BYBB-2-2.jpg Birdwatching Vs Birding Black-capped Chickadees are curious and will feed out of your hand after a few days of acclimation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5be8650ba9e028896cc13bad/1543266872564-EK4YYGMNMK3618AVIUIZ/BYBB-1-33.jpg Birdwatching Vs Birding Backyard feeders provide opportunities to study Bird Behavior. Here a male Northern Cardinal feeds a female during Spring courtship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5be8650ba9e028896cc13bad/1543265412483-N2KQONXLF78FE9QF72LY/BYBB-1-27.jpg Birdwatching Vs Birding See different birds by going to different habitats. Here I enjoy seeing different warblers in an overgrown swamp. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5be8650ba9e028896cc13bad/1543265536645-6ZVE6XEXTREH74J0L31N/BYBB-1-28.jpg Birdwatching Vs Birding Birding is social. Birders above chased a rare Gull in Southern Michigan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5be8650ba9e028896cc13bad/1543265608570-9OPLGAPU22AJV0LLVQWS/BYBB-1-31.jpg Birdwatching Vs Birding Birding means enjoying Bird Behavior. Here a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker is drilling out a nest. https://www.backyardbirdsandbeyond.com/birds-across-north-america daily 0.75 2019-12-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5be8650ba9e028896cc13bad/1543286322502-98JKI0GKW9TJGGGVNMA9/BYBB-1-51.jpg Birds Across North America Thousands of Snow Geese take off in morning flight. The noise from so many geese was amazing and I captured it in a video as they fly RIGHT AT ME! - New Mexico https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5be8650ba9e028896cc13bad/1543285917377-14UEA2RS3XNVG1ESUMAJ/BYBB-1-48.jpg Birds Across North America Mountain Bluebird - Colorado https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5be8650ba9e028896cc13bad/1543351542371-TBPTXY6N53L9SULYH50O/BYBB-1-67.jpg Birds Across North America Bald Eagle - Michigan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5be8650ba9e028896cc13bad/1543287364253-C8YEHV0WFA3IVYO30997/BYBB-1-59.jpg Birds Across North America Sea Otters - Alaska https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5be8650ba9e028896cc13bad/1543351273428-3XE61D0PZZPD1VZ7FV9W/BYBB-1-61.jpg Birds Across North America Tufted Puffin - Alaska https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5be8650ba9e028896cc13bad/1543351338730-6I744X0SIKQWNVX29YCZ/BYBB-1-64.jpg Birds Across North America Common Dolphins 30 miles out from San Diego, California. This is Birding by Boat for Sea Birds. Look for Dolphins or Whales breaching the water and Sea Birds will be near. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5be8650ba9e028896cc13bad/1543351661219-FA1CGV68429F8PIK3YYF/BYBB-1-68.jpg Birds Across North America Snowy Egret - Florida. The bird picks up food as it flies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5be8650ba9e028896cc13bad/1543287348010-ZDT5UDWMPUH4THUT3T7C/BYBB-1-60.jpg Birds Across North America Common Murre - Alaska https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5be8650ba9e028896cc13bad/1543351468285-KYHHYUTXQXOTZF9EP0ES/BYBB-1-66.jpg Birds Across North America Widow Skimmer - North Carolina https://www.backyardbirdsandbeyond.com/testimonials daily 0.75 2025-06-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5be8650ba9e028896cc13bad/1551039840943-BDD3NMDELIHCLIYCLP07/IMG_80586+7DII.jpg TESTIMONIALS Bohemian Waxwing - Mackinaw City, MI. January 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5be8650ba9e028896cc13bad/1551039975573-CE8TZM59V10NMNH32X15/IMG_80902+7DII.jpg TESTIMONIALS Northern Hawk Owl - Sax-Zim Bog, MN. February 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5be8650ba9e028896cc13bad/1556141025136-ZN3C1CAMA2E6GVOSRKT9/IMG_11900+7DII.jpg TESTIMONIALS Tree Swallow in flight - Houghton Lake, MI. May, 2016 https://www.backyardbirdsandbeyond.com/contact daily 0.75 2019-10-11 https://www.backyardbirdsandbeyond.com/upcoming-events daily 0.75 2026-03-25 https://www.backyardbirdsandbeyond.com/browsing daily 0.75 2021-08-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5be8650ba9e028896cc13bad/1587068506267-XTI25JUYU883K2695JUF/IMG_87902+7DII.jpg Let's Go Birding Waterfowl - Ducks - Dabblers Vs Divers - Dabblers simply lean forward to feed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5be8650ba9e028896cc13bad/1587068921219-313HDYM3FMIOMLSILYFO/IMG_4588+7DII.jpg Let's Go Birding Raptors - Where are the feathers on the Turkey Vulture face? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5be8650ba9e028896cc13bad/1587072044022-HOSAVZ0FVQA5W8622402/IMG_67860+7DII.jpg Let's Go Birding Terns - What behavior is unique to Black Terns? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5be8650ba9e028896cc13bad/1587068473283-U24SOH495NEHPNUC2P1X/MVI_2160+SX50-2.jpg Let's Go Birding Waterfowl - Ducks - Dabblers Vs Divers - Divers swim underwater to forage for food. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5be8650ba9e028896cc13bad/1587070931647-6XP6HFZEJSNP1SYVJIIF/IMG_83606+7DII.jpg Let's Go Birding Sparrows - Fox Sparrow. Some Sparrows kick at the ground to feed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5be8650ba9e028896cc13bad/1587072514153-E2B035WQ5YSJ1ZBNEHXJ/IMG_3948+7DII.jpg Let's Go Birding Woodpeckers - How do you determine if a Woodpecker is a Female or Male? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5be8650ba9e028896cc13bad/1587070241327-K94W4C4BTO42LM7XEFO1/EM1iii+IMG00789.jpg Let's Go Birding Waterfowl - Trumpeter Swan - Why do birds stand on one leg? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5be8650ba9e028896cc13bad/1587071245515-W9MUGFJF36AYNLWVR6BQ/IMG_40586+7DII.jpg Let's Go Birding Warblers - Which is the first Warbler to arrive in Spring and why? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5be8650ba9e028896cc13bad/1587072791446-PB912OVN2C8AUC0XIY8Z/IMG_22355+7DII.jpg Let's Go Birding Flycatchers - Every year a bird arrives in Michigan that should not be here. Why would this South American Fork-tailed Flycatcher come to the UP in November 2016? https://www.backyardbirdsandbeyond.com/youth-birding-program daily 0.75 2021-08-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5be8650ba9e028896cc13bad/1630251195948-Z6W7HR3OXQA53F9ATO6K/IMG_0259+Kids+Filling+Feeder.jpg Youth Birding Program My Grandson helping me fill the feeders https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5be8650ba9e028896cc13bad/1630251348041-XLMELIVK37T8TZ65A08A/IMG_0839+7DII-Edit.jpg Youth Birding Program A Sandhill Crane flock is visually busy and loud to hear. Very exciting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5be8650ba9e028896cc13bad/1630251659570-V0UTKM3HO0EDOBHQVE62/Screen+Shot+2021-08-29+at+11.12.32+AM.png Youth Birding Program Squirrels are crafty and can even get into a “squirrel-proof” feeder. But there is a way to stop them! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5be8650ba9e028896cc13bad/1630251239814-ILHB9MTOTR2XWZVNJEMM/Manny+and+Sandhill+Crane++Florida.jpg Youth Birding Program Close views of a Sandhill Crane https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5be8650ba9e028896cc13bad/1630251551473-DL4XJK6VU2504XBMT53Q/IMG_0549++EOS+R5-Edit.jpg Youth Birding Program Birds can have interesting shapes. Shorebirds are always neat to see https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5be8650ba9e028896cc13bad/1630251791702-BULPQF72UUEVWB9Y59AJ/IMG_96652+7DII-Edit.jpg Youth Birding Program A Pileated Woodpecker will break up this log in short order as it looks for ants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5be8650ba9e028896cc13bad/1630251275940-IBIBUNHRSO6NR42PHTA1/IMG_42746+7DII-Edit.jpg Youth Birding Program A Mallard chick with it’s egg tooth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5be8650ba9e028896cc13bad/1630251580641-WK8PK52HV1QSHHYXIYKP/IMG_100100+7DII.jpg Youth Birding Program Visitors besides bears can visit the feeders. Cub bear waits or Mama bear to pull down the feeder. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5be8650ba9e028896cc13bad/1630251929760-0HTCIGJARY396JQH4HU0/IMG_8173.jpg Youth Birding Program Bird houses bring birds into the yard for close views. https://www.backyardbirdsandbeyond.com/birding-vs-birdwatching-1 daily 0.75 2021-08-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5be8650ba9e028896cc13bad/1543263896792-QM4BECFPKW828K2DD5SI/BYBB-1-25.jpg Youth Program My Dad, age 81, getting ready to photograph birds near the feeders https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5be8650ba9e028896cc13bad/1543263920103-GDIL4PQ29Z7XVT0NJNTU/BYBB-3.jpg Youth Program My Grandkids spreading a mix of White Millet and Cracked Corn https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5be8650ba9e028896cc13bad/1543260469826-XM86G5VGWYTVOEIE7OII/BYBB-0936.jpg Youth Program My Granddog watching feeder birds. Wondering “how do I get through this force field?” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5be8650ba9e028896cc13bad/1543266367015-YP4U0D6S3XQ6PF4ZK69F/BYBB-1-32.jpg Youth Program You do not have to travel to see Bird Behavior. Here Blue Jays battle for food on a sub zero morning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5be8650ba9e028896cc13bad/1543267087632-ROJQUXKE49WNJ05GTZ4Q/BYBB-2-2.jpg Youth Program Black-capped Chickadees are curious and will feed out of your hand after a few days of acclimation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5be8650ba9e028896cc13bad/1543266872564-EK4YYGMNMK3618AVIUIZ/BYBB-1-33.jpg Youth Program Backyard feeders provide opportunities to study Bird Behavior. Here a male Northern Cardinal feeds a female during Spring courtship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5be8650ba9e028896cc13bad/1543265412483-N2KQONXLF78FE9QF72LY/BYBB-1-27.jpg Youth Program See different birds by going to different habitats. Here I enjoy seeing different warblers in an overgrown swamp. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5be8650ba9e028896cc13bad/1543265536645-6ZVE6XEXTREH74J0L31N/BYBB-1-28.jpg Youth Program Birding is social. Birders above chased a rare Gull in Southern Michigan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5be8650ba9e028896cc13bad/1543265608570-9OPLGAPU22AJV0LLVQWS/BYBB-1-31.jpg Youth Program Birding means enjoying Bird Behavior. Here a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker is drilling out a nest.