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Over the winter I stopped taking photos of the birds visiting the feeder, but in the last week or so, I’ve actually fitted out the camera bag in preparation for going out and doing some “real” photography again — and then tweaked my back, resulting in a minor delay in wandering through the region.
But we also have the first of the spring migrating visitors arriving, which in our case were Robins and Rufous Hummingbirds, and that got me thinking I should be taking photos again, especially since there are a couple of species I expect to leave soon and not be seen again until next winter, and I didn’t necessarily have good photos of them. Here, then, are a few photos I like from a few days of trying not to get caught in meetings taking photos out the window of my office while prtending to listen to whatever they’re trying to say to me…
Species here include the ever-present Dark-Eyed Junco, our more common bird, Spotted Towhees, of which we’ve seen three males and at least one female all winter, one of two song sparrows that have been hanging around, one of two Fox Sparrows, one of the species I expect to leave soon, and a special one for me, a White-Throated Sparrow that’s been here most of the winter, although not seen frequently. We also were visited by our first Mourning Dove, who showed up and hung around on and off for a couple of days, then showed up again with a “friend” exploring nesting options, then seems to have left again…
Since w had to take down the feeders for a while due to the bears, the woodpeckers moved on, and I haven’t seen any since I put them back up. I do hope to see some return as spring arrives and they start moving around soon, but so far, no luck.
And with spring arriving, the delivery trucks have been arriving with boxes with the first of the nest boxes I intend to put up this year, once my back stops complaining…
