Enjoying some sunshine today, the bloodroots finally started to open up this spring. With reddish sap throughout the plant, especially when root is cut, gave its common name of bloodroot.
Bloodroots Opening Up
Picture of the Day for April 25, 2023
Another bird has arrived but the Brown Thrasher wasn’t singing this morning, probably since it is still way below average and the trees are not budded out as far as when I took this picture during a warmer spring. If he was singing, his song includes imitations of other birds and over a thousand of different song types.
Brown Thrasher Not Singing
Picture of the Day for April 24, 2023
The Northern Flickers have ventured north again and they prefers to find their food on the ground, especially ants and they use their long barbed tongue to eat them.
Northern Flickers Return
Picture of the Day for April 23, 2023
A male blue teal duck made a brief visit on my pond before continuing his journey north.
Visiting Blue Teal
Picture of the Day for April 22, 2023
It is a chilly Earth Day and I will probably celebrate by replacing all the sod on my lawn that the snowplowing dug up this winter.
Chilly Spring Day
Picture of the Day for April 21, 2023
A few years ago, I made some more birdhouses but with the weird weather this spring, I haven’t made my rounds to clean out all my birdhouses yet so I will need to do that before the return of tree swallows, wrens and hopefully some bluebirds too.
More Birdhouses
Picture of the Day for April 20, 2023
A few hundred feet can make a difference whether a snow shower coated you with more snowflakes or not.
Snow Laden Clouds
Picture of the Day for April 19, 2023
With snowflakes flying most every day, spring is slow coming and the spring birds are probably wondering why they came back so soon. But at least this sparrow didn’t have the trouble like the loons that dropped from the sky after getting coated with ice and they are unable to fly if the loons didn’t fall in water as they need big stretches of water to take flight again.
Sparrow in Snow
Picture of the Day for April 18, 2023
After most of the snow melted, a lone daffodil provided a spot of color on a gray day.
Lone Daffodil
Picture of the Day for April 17, 2023
The Snow Glories received a coating of that white stuff that is in their name and I rather not see snow anymore this spring.
Snow Glories in Snow
