The calendar says, “Spring.” The thermometer and scenery say, “Not so fast!”
It has been an unseasonably brutal and cold winter. Heavy snowstorms smothered the ground with a relentless white blanket, during the entirety of February and March. Birds were lucky to scrape up sustenance at feeders and bare ground under evergreens.
Deja Vu (American Kestrel) 0Z82351
Gooey Lips (American Kestrel) 0Z82232
Lean On Me (Bald Eagle) 0Z84529
Ruffled (Bald Eagle) 0Z84749
A Second Glance (American Kestrel) 0Z82335
The Bouncer (Common Grackle) 0Z82523
Bed Head (Bald Eagle) 0Z84691
The Stern Lecture (Northern Cardinal + Song Sparrow) 0Z81446
Are We There Yet? Are We There Yet? (American Kestrel) 0Z82237
Snob (Common Grackel) 0Z82560
The Cutest Rodent (Chipmunk) 0Z83557
A Twisted Pair (Mallards) 0Z81671
Starbursts (Northern Cardinal) 0Z81569
Don't Go Clamming Up On Me! (Iceland Gull) 0Z81901
Stinkeye (Common Grackle) 0Z82505
She's Sexy and She Knows It! (Common Merganser) 0Z80659
In a Stupor (Bald Eagle) 0Z84412
Look Away (Red-Headed Woodpecker) 0Z82602
How About A Peck? (Red-Headed Woodpecker) 0Z82610
I Got Crabs (Hooded Merganser) 0Z81956
Watching the Spring Arrive (Chipmunk) 0Z83306
Dashing (Chipmunk) 0Z83604
Early Arrival (Eastern Phoebe) 0Z84010
The Riddler (Red-Tailed Hawk) 0Z85514
Frazzled (European Starling) 0Z86187
Fresh (European Starling) 0Z86181
Possession (Downy Woodpecker) 0Z86648
YUM! (American Robin) 0Z87102
Peek-a-boo! (Racoon) 0Z80415-Edit
Vogue (Eastern Phoebe) 0Z89281
Lotus Feet (Eastern Phoebe) 0Z89298
Fast Times (Eastern Phoebe) 0Z89303
Which Way to Ukraine? (Yellow-Rumped Warbler) 0Z89968
Candid Camera (Common Merganser) 0Z80627
Unapproachable (Common Merganser) 0Z80658
Youthful Indiscretion (Red-Tailed Hawk) 0Z81365
Not Too Close for Comfort (Bufflehead) 0Z81593
Good Conduct (Red-Winged Blackbird) 0Z83041
Ambiguous (Bald Eagle) 0Z83450
Don't Watch While I Eat (Bald Eagle) 0Z83475
GTFOOH (Red-Winged Blackbird) 0Z83575
I Double-Dog Dare You (Red-Winged Blackbird) 0Z83680
Shyness (Great Egret) 0Z83984
Look Ma! No Head! (Great Egret) 0Z83993
Inigo Montoya (Bald Eagle) 0Z84341
Half a Wink (Bald Eagle) 0Z84450
Lips Parted (Northern Flicker) 0Z85188
The Early Bird (American Robin) 0Z85214
Just Ducky Ring-Necked Duck 0Z85314
Inquisitive (Pied-Billed Grebe) 0Z86130
Feeling Crummy (Hairy Woodpecker) 0Z86474
Velvet Green (Hairy Woodpecker) 0Z86494
Chevron (Northern Flicker) 0Z87122
Peach-Faced (Northern Flicker) 0Z87454
With Ant May (Tufted Titmouse) 0Z87605
Gnat King Cole (Tufted Titmouse) 0Z87606
Oxidation (European Starling) 0Z88288
Awkward (Greater Yellow-Legs) 0Z88337
Sunset Puddle (American Robin) 0Z88646
Yeah, YOU! (Eastern Phoebe) 0Z80234
Drink from the Fountain (Read-Headed Woodpecker) 0Z80402
A Chill Moment (Blue Jay) 0Z89013
Right Turn Clyde (American Robin) 0Z89052
Dropped It (Tufted Titmouse) 0Z89331
Designated Observer (Red-Bellied Woodpecker) 0Z89463
Don't Give a Flick (Northern Flicker) 0Z89763
Stage 5 Clinger (Red-Bellied Woodpecker) 0Z81583
Hunkered Down (Carolina Wren) 0Z81691
Storage Trunk (Carolina Wren) 0Z81711
Splitsville (Carolina Wren) 0Z81821
Isolation (Carolina Wren) 0Z81885
Taking a Dive (Carolina Wren) 0Z81907
Black Bib (Northern Flicker) 0Z82124
Frosty Cardinal (Northern Cardinal) 0Z82505
Red or Blue? (Northern Cardinal) 0Z82563
Compact (Snowy Egret) 0Z85380
Play With Your Food (Snowy Egret) 0Z85429
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