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March 31, 2022 - SEEING COLORS - Like many other birds (and unlike humans), Chickadees can see ultraviolet light - a whole range of color...

March 30, 2022 - LEAFY - Fickle Spring weather...Leaf on a frozen puddle.

March 29, 2022 - ROCKIN' ROBIN - An American Robin stands on a small rock to get just that little bit of extra height as it scans the yar...

March 28, 2022 - RAINBOW HEADED - Male Bufflehead Duck sports a colorful head pattern. Iridescent feathers in birds are the result of str...

March 27, 2022 - STRETCHING - Male Mallard interrupts his dabbling for a little exercise.

March 26, 2022 - COMING IN HOT - Turkey hen flies out of a tree perch through the branches.

March 25, 2022 - SNOOD-TUDE - Tom Turkeys in Spring courtship display courting colors including the interesting snood. A snood is a flesh...

March 24, 2022 - WATCH WHERE YOU'RE GOING! - Female Bufflehead duck (right) seems to be giving back-seat driving advice to the male - who...

March 23, 2022 - DABBLER - Male Mallard dabbles in a farm pond. Mallards are dabbling ducks that feed by dabbling and upending in water t...

March 22, 2022 - BUFFLEHEAD BACK - We watch for waterfowl returning to the nearby ponds...and spotted the first today. Mergansers and the...

March 21, 2022 - HAPPY SPRING - The first blooms of the season showing up on the Vernal Equinox...when the sun is aligned directly above...

March 20, 2022 - SOCK IT TO ME - Goldfinch eating thistle seeds from a seed sock. The Finches in our yard flock the sock.

March 19, 2022 - B​​​eaver Pond Reflections - Ice is starting to melt on the beaver pond...with open water and reflections on a beautiful...

March 18, 2022 - HAWK WEEK - We had a Hawk in our yard this week....and today we spotted a Red-Tailed Hawk in an apple tree while we were...

March 17, 2022 - DINING OUT - Downy Woodpeckers, female left, male right - share spots at the feeders.

March 16, 2022 - HAWK EYE - A Red-Tailed Hawk (I think and Merlin agreed) watches the yard from a perch on the edge. Chipmunks and squirr...

March 15, 2022 - MINI-ME WOODPECKER - Male Downy Woodpecker is a smaller look-alike to a Hairy Woodpecker. There is some evidence that th...

March 14, 2022 - SNOW SHADOW - Untracked snow for an afternoon walk...we and our shadow!;-)

March 13, 2022 - FINCH FLOCK - Goldfinches flock the feeder in the snow. A flock of Finches is called a Charm - but I'm not sure these Fi...

March 12, 2022 - EYE ON THE PRIZE - Turkey hen getting attention from the Toms in the yard. Male turkeys fan their tail feathers, puff ou...

March 11, 2022 - GRACKLES BACK - We mark the season change with warm sunny days and the return of birds to our yard. We call the Grackles...

March 10, 2022 - OH SNOW! - A squirrel digging out seeds under the bird feeder in the snow Wednesday. After a stretch of warm weather - o...

March 09, 2022 - DAY MOON? - I've been curious why I can sometimes see the moon during the day? The Google answer: Primarily, there are t...

March 08, 2022 - GOT MY EYE ON YOU - Turkey hen portrait.

March 07, 2022 - SPRING MELT - Melted snow on top of the still frozen beaver pond is enough for a little reflection on a sunny Sunday....

March 06, 2022 - MONADNOCK SUNSET - We got off our mountain Saturday evening in time to see a sunset over Monadnock Mountain.

March 05, 2022 - LOVELY DOVEY - Mourning Dove (I can't tell the males from females) back in the yard this Spring. Almost Spring anyway;-)...

March 04, 2022 - WING ASSIST START - Turkey hen uses her wings for a jump start headed to the other side of the yard where other turkeys...

March 03, 2022 - FOXY - The Fox Sparrow showed up again...might be an early migrant. Who knows with climate change?

March 02, 2022 - SNOW SHADOW - The snow cover makes an appropriate palette for afternoon shadows.

March 01, 2022 - CHARMING - The collective noun for a group of Goldfinches is a ' charm '. This rather suits these delightful little bird...