So, way back in the summer of 2016 we built a small decorative pond in our back yard. It’s about 12 feet long, 8 feet wide, and maximum 5 feet deep, with a circulating filter and a waterfall. It has turned into a favored spot for all sorts of small creatures; frogs, dragonflies, other aquatic insects, the birds like to bathe in the waterfall, and so forth. We even put in some small goldfish the next year, that successfully overwintered in the pond and lived there for about 5 years. And then last evening (August 20, 2022), Sandy spotted this bird hanging around the edge of the pond:
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A Field Guide to the North Side of Old Mill Hill, Atlantic Mine, MI
A Field Guide to the North Side of Old Mill Hill, Atlantic Mine, MI
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