Wednesday's Birds..

Today started off quite well for a birdhead! A group of Cedar Waxwings visited our backyard fountain to get a drink of water. Fortunately the fountain was working, although much of the surface was frozen. They were very cute to watch!
Then off to the refuge. A Black-crowned Night Heron sitting in a tree greeted me, from there a White-faced Ibis, then a Great Egret in the distance, a Bonaparte Gull (wonder how it got that name?), a Snowy Egret, American Avocets, Northern Shoveler pretending to sleep, and a very goofy squirrel sitting out on a branch where any raptor could get him!
Nice to be out there...

Drooling...

There is something about water and sand and light that just makes me drool!  Good thing the camera is above my mouth!!!!

Rustler....

The Stellar's Jay is still rustling peanuts!!

Refuge followup..

Following up from Mondays Refuge - A long-billed Curlew and a pair of Canvasbacks..

Refuge Monday

Sunny but a cool breeze this morning - Long-billed curlews feeding in a field, Sandhill Cranes in fields and soaring overhead, Mama GBH sitting on nest and Harriers soaring quite high - interesting morning.
With the sound of frogs and cranes in my ears - wonderful!

The swallows are back!

Tuesday's trip to the refuge was uneventful except for seeing the swallows! They're back and just in time as the bugs are back also!
Beautiful birds, hard to see and follow..

Barn swallow on bottom and Tree Swallow on top..

If you park underneath them and open the car's skylight - you might see this..

Spring flowers

My Minnesota friends are basking in snow - but here we are having spring-like weather. With a spring storm due tomorrow but a return to mid-50's later the flowers will just keep on blooming..