the grosbeaks are returning
Photo by J. Harrington
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This morning we made a fresh batch of nectar and filled an oriole/hummingbird feeder for the rear deck and a separate hummingbird feeder for in front of the house. If we remember correctly, this will soon please the downy woodpeckers as much as the intended birds. One of the neighborhood wild hen turkeys has begun to regularly visit the area under the front feeder. Male goldfinches are now almost all in chrome yellow breeding colors. One or more male red-winged blackbirds is back visiting the sunflower feeders. For the past few days, several species of frogs have been calling around the wet sport in the back yard. It is Spring! Finally!
hen turkey scratching under front feeder
Photo by J. Harrington
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This afternoon we pick up our first Spring share box from the Community Supported Agriculture farm we're members of. Although we got lots of Spring snow a few weeks back, we need some rain. Things are dry enough that we won't even consider burning last Winter's brush pile. Since we plan on pulling more buckthorn, we suspect we'll still have plenty to fuel a Summer Solstice blaze even if we've torched the current pile.
Words are Birds
wordsare birdsthat arrivewith booksand springtheylovecloudsthe windand treessome wordsare messengersthat comefrom far awayfrom distant landsfor themthere areno bordersonly starsmoon and sunsome wordsare familiarlike canariesothers are exoticlike the quetzal birdsome can standthe coldothers migratewith the sunto the southsome wordsdiecaged—they're difficultto translateand othersbuild nestshave chickswarm themfeed themteach themhow to flyand one daythey go awayin flocksthe letterson this pageare the printsthey leaveby the sea
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