No more winter browns. American Goldfinches are going through the closets, doing some spring cleaning, getting rid of the old stuff. [My local Goldfinches are a tad further along than this.] Photo by Doug Greenberg on Flickr.
What the well-dressed male Goldfinch will be wearing in a few weeks. Photo by Eric Bégin on Flickr.
Western Bluebird [and House Finches] by jek in the box on Flickr.And they say we don't have seasons!
It went from wet and cold and dark to warm and sunny overnight. Birdsong everywhere, bazillions of birds, everything insanely green and sunny and beautiful. Hawks are nesting, turkey vultures are soaring, owl chicks are growing [owlets will be banded tomorrow [March 20] at 3:00 PM Pacific Time, webcam fans], and life is good.
I can't believe the Project FeederWatch season is almost over.
I looked out the kitchen window this afternoon and saw a big crowd bellying up to the birdbath: a flock of maybe 30 Cedar Waxwings, half a dozen Western Bluebirds, a Robin, some American Goldfinches, a warbler or two, all at the same time, everyone banking and landing, or drinking, or diving in and splashing. It was beautiful. All photos from Flickr/Creative Commons, because I don't digiscope. Yet.
Cedar Waxwing by ru 24 real on Flickr.
American Robin. Beautiful photo by cruadinx on Flickr.
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