Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Spring Is In The Air...ish



We've had warmer days this winter, but for some reason the past couple of days there seemed to be just the slighted, tiniest, whisper-breath hint of something resembling Spring, in the air...

The days have been just a little brighter, just a little longer. The birds seem to be somehow slightly more active, singing and chirping just a bit more...

A quick run through the Stebbins Wildlife area in Longmeadow confirmed these inklings: The Blackbirds are back. Praise all that is warm and humid; the Blackbirds...are back.



I know, I know. We'll probably get walloped with a couple feet of snow this weekend and my allusions will turn to illusions. But still, to hear the Blackbirds' referee-whistle-like calls in the air again is a hopeful sound.

Stebbins was alive with action, with the bird feeders set up alongside the water turned into a battleground between sparrows, titmice, and woodpeckers...





At the moment, the ducks chose to stand above the freezing water rather than be in it.



Meanwhile the alien-looking Wood Ducks hung out, well, in the woods...



It was a wild scene, literally. And a Beaver even appeared to punctuate the springlike mood with a slap of the water.







Ah yes. won't be long now...

2 comments:

Mary E.Carey said...

Good shot of the red wings on the blackbird. I've been feeling like spring is not so far away too.

Anonymous said...

Love the pictures of the beaver.