Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus), flying in, excavating in the hole and throwing out the chips as he built his home at Aman Park, Kent County, Michigan. Photography by John Dykstra.

Photographer Tom Haxby has been working on his technique to photograph small, fast-moving birds. Here is an image of a white-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) near Kingsley, Michigan.

A large flock of Canadian Geese take off from their feeding grounds at the Muskegon Wastewater Treatment area. Image by Stacy Niedzwiecki.

“Glancing out of a window I saw something out of the ordinary in a snowbank below my deck. Further inspection revealed that it was a Northern Saw Whet Owl feasting on what was probably a …

A Red Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) floats along the Grand River channel at Grand Haven, Michigan. Photo by Stacy Niedzwiecki.

“At an undisclosed location in West Michigan at 7:44 AM, the “magic” light reveals the outline of an elusive snowy owl resting on the bank.” – photographer Brad Reed.

A Dark-eyed Junco captured in the photographer’s own backyard in Ottawa County, Michigan. Image by John Dykstra.

An American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) perched during a light snowstorm at the Outdoor Discover Center Birds of Prey Education Facility. Photo by Stacy Niedzwiecki.

“Songbirds have a way of making everyone smile. This little guy is so round and cute, and he gives me hope of a nearing spring.” – photographer Brad Reed.

A lone seagull rests carefully on a piling at a marina along the Grand River in Grand Haven, Michigan. Photography by Stacy Niedzwiecki.

Hundreds of canvasback ducks take to the air with a thunderous roar over partially frozen Hamlin Lake. Photography by Brad Reed.

“This was my first wild Snowy Owl sighting, and I was fortunate enough to spend all afternoon watching it.” – photographer Stacy Niedzwiecki.

A Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) perched high on a tree top in Ottawa County, Michigan. Photography by John Dykstra.

“Few creatures in the world are as mesmerizing to me as snowy owls. This was the first one I had ever seen in the wild and I was lucky enough to have my camera with me when we came eye to eye.” – photographer Brad Reed

Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) photographed in Ottawa County, Michigan by John Dykstra

A white-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) near Kingsley, Michigan by photographer Tom Haxby.

A Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) poses for photographer John Dykstra in Muskegon County, Michigan.

A Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) wading, photographed by John Dykstra in Ottawa County, Michigan.

Photographer Wayne Pope photograph of a female house wren, preparing to feed her chicks.

Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) coming in for a landing in Allegan County, Michigan. Photo captured by John Dykstra.

The American Robin or North American Robin (Turdus migratorius) perched in a corkscrew willow tree in the photographer’s back yard. Robins are migratory songbirds of the thrush family, and are the state bird of Connecticut, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Photo by Stacy Niedzwiecki.

A common loon (Gavia immer) and chicks, photographed in Lake County, Michigan by John Dykstra.

“Our adrenalin flew off the chart when this bald eagle swept right over the top of our photography skiff on Hamlin Lake.” ~ Todd Reed

A merlin (Falco columbarius) in flight in Allegan County, Michigan by photographer John Dykstra.

“This is an example of what I have the privilege of seeing and photographing in my backyard in Ottawa County, Michigan,” explains photographer John Dykstra.

A barred owl (Strix varia)peers out from its tree perch in Allegan County, Michigan, in a photo captured by Stacy Niedzwiecki.

Blue Heron at Sunrise captured in Paradise, Michigan by photographer John Dykstra.

Of his magnificent image, photographer Tom Haxby states, “There is something mystical about owls in general and especially snowy owls. What a beautiful bird. I left after this one let me get a photo, not wanting to bother it any more. Taken just before the departure for the summer range in the Arctic.”

Photographer John Dykstra said of this image, “I have had about 50 – 60 wild turkeys coming to my backyard woods all winter. To take advantage of this opportunity, I cut a hole …

A Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) on its winter perch in Ottawa County, Michigan – photographed by John Dykstra.

A male ring-necked pheasant takes refuge in cornstalks of a snowy field near Martin, Michigan in a photo captured by Stacy Niedzwiecki.