Signs Of Spring
March 25th, 2015
Many signs of spring lately in Ottawa, despite the continued wintry weather. A porcupine in a tree along Carling (every March it seems they come out there to gnaw on birch bark), two Red-Winged Blackbirds at the Hilda feeders, Ring-Billed Gulls back in the parking lots, and a lone Turkey Vulture soaring about Kanata.
...and, at my balcony feeder, goldfinches molting out of their drab winter colors into fluorescent yellow breeding finery!
This guy seems to have molted his tail feathers all at once.
Common Redpolls at left and top. The two species have been faithful customers at my feeders all winter, often visiting by the dozens. The feisty and very hungry redpolls often edged out the goldfinches, but with spring coming, they will soon be heading back north and leaving our resident birds in peace.
March 25th, 2015
Many signs of spring lately in Ottawa, despite the continued wintry weather. A porcupine in a tree along Carling (every March it seems they come out there to gnaw on birch bark), two Red-Winged Blackbirds at the Hilda feeders, Ring-Billed Gulls back in the parking lots, and a lone Turkey Vulture soaring about Kanata.
...and, at my balcony feeder, goldfinches molting out of their drab winter colors into fluorescent yellow breeding finery!
This guy seems to have molted his tail feathers all at once.
Common Redpolls at left and top. The two species have been faithful customers at my feeders all winter, often visiting by the dozens. The feisty and very hungry redpolls often edged out the goldfinches, but with spring coming, they will soon be heading back north and leaving our resident birds in peace.
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Mustang Sallie
March 25th, 2015 at 5:54 pm
Halleluyah..............Spring has sprung!!!
Mike
March 26th, 2014 at 8:39 am
What's interesting over on the left of the last picture?
Suzanne
March 26th, 2014 at 11:58 pm
I think that was just them getting startled by me and my camera :-) They flushed right after that.