Joel Dinda's photos with the keyword: bird sanctuary

As I said: The water's green . The Kellogg Bird Sanctuary calls this "The Lagoon." It's a little pond beside Wintergreen Lake (which is in the background of the photo), and it serves as both a display area and a sanctuary-within-the-sanctuary for the sorts of birds who nest beside little ponds. Of course, these particular nesting birds are pretty tolerant of humanity. It's also the first thing I see when I visit. There are several routes a person might take through the Sanctuary, but I've always begun by taking the stairway down to the lake, and the lagoon, right inside the Sanctuary's entrance. Because I like this view, basically. You don't see it unless you walk down those steps.

Kellogg Bird Sanctuary (a Michigan State University facility, on land donated by W.K. Kellogg), very near Gull Lake, not far from Battle Creek. The smaller bird seems to be a redhead duck (or is it a canvassback?)--the sanctuary attracts thousands of ducks, in many varieties. ==================== Had a friend who worked at the Biological Station (a larger facility which includes the sanctuary); she told tales of watching ducks mistake the ice on Wintergreen Lake for open water, and trying to land. Evidently an ongoing source of entertainment for the staff. The sanctuary is open in winter; perhaps I'll wander down some day and check.