Downy Woodpecker (male).

A sparrow-sized woodpecker at 6 inches in length. Black and white with the males only having a small red patch on the nape of the head. Similar to Hairy Woodpeckers but tamer and smaller and with a short stubby bill.

Its habitat includes woodlands, parks and gardens.

Except for the U.S. southwest they range throughout Canada and the United States.

Crosswinds Marsh, Wayne County, Michigan.

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Shoreline reflections on Hidden Lake.

Cedar Ridge, Huron Meadows Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.

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Eastern Chipmunk.

Between 8 1/2 to 11 3/4 inches in length. Reddish brown above with a white belly. 1 white stripe bordered by 2 black stripes on sides ending at the rump. 2 white stripes on back much thinner than side stripes. Dark center stripe down the back. Pale facial stripes above and below the eyes. Tail brown on tip and edged with black. Prominent ears.

The Eastern Chipmunk's habitat includes open deciduous woodlands, forest edges, brushy areas, bushes and stone walls in cemeteries and around houses.

They range from southeastern Canada and the north-eastern U.S. east from North Dakota and eastern Oklahoma and south to Missisippi, northwest Carolina and Virginia.

Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.

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Ring-Billed Gull (juvenile).

An 18 to 20 inch gull. The adults are silvery gray on their back with a white head, tail and underside. They have greenish-yellow legs and feet and have a narrow black ring around their bill. Young gulls are a mottled brown and have a narrow blackish tail band and flesh colored legs. It takes about three years for a juvenile to get the adult plumage.

They inhabit lakes and rivers with many moving to salt water in the winter.

They range along the Pacific Coast in the west, the northern Great Plains and southern prairie provinces of Canada and also in the Great Lakes regions. In the east they are in the Canadian Maritime Provinces south to northern New England. In the winter they range from British Columbia to southern Mexico in the west, and in the east from southern New England to the Gulf Coast.

Crosswinds Marsh, Wayne County, Michigan.

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