"For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; the flowers
appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come..." - Solomon
appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come..." - Solomon
This was my bird's eye view yesterday -- the photos were mostly taken through window glass and trust me, my windows aren't very clean this time of year! There were dozens of finches, some of them starting to brighten their colors in misshapen patches of lemon yellow.
The warblers are a more recent addition to the feeder, but they're gluttons, and once they perch, the other birds are hard pressed to move them.
The blue jays are ever-present and I love their vivid plumage. You can see in the second photo how the maple trees are loaded with swollen buds. Now, if we could just have a few days of sun!
This flicker seemed quite grumpy! He turned toward the window and gave me a look of, "What DO you want? If I pose for you, can I get on with my lunch?" :)
And finally, a lone mourning dove, cooing its sad song from a wire. I've also included a photo taken a few weeks ago...they're actually quite a pretty bird.
