This brilliantly colored Scarlet Tanager paused outside my window for a short while today, just in time to be added to the bird count of Massachusetts Audubon’s Bird-a-thon.
Mass Audubon explains that “its largest fundraiser brings together supporters from across the state to raise essential funds for nature conservation, education, and advocacy”.
Because of the virus, this year all sightings were completed from the areas right around the participants’ homes.
This Baltimore Oriole pair chatter as they flash through the yard, pausing for a drink before heading to the nearby forsythia bush.
The first Baltimore Oriole of the season cautiously checked in at the feeder in between rain showers today.
I wasn’t the only one working in my yard yesterday. Fortunately, we all managed to take breaks between our labors on this warm Spring day.
The female Northern Cardinal has taken a keen interest in my garden preparations this week.
American Robins were my quiet and watchful yard companions on a cold and drizzly day.
The apple tree has become the favorite perch of the Northern Cardinal.
One of my favorite local birds displays its stay-at-home beauty salon.
An excerpt from a poem by Massachusetts’ own Emily Dickinson.
“Hope” is the thing with feathers –
That perches in the soul –
And sings the tune without the words –
And never stops – at all –
-Emily Dickinson
My table top electric “fire” and the flaming red Northern Cardinal just outside my window cheer me on this rainy New England day.
During this difficult time, the reappearance of the American Robin in my yard is a rejuvenating and stabilizing sight.
Whether you are on a porch or in the field, it’s still frosty in Massachusetts. Spring is due in five weeks for our creatures at Wachusett Meadow Audubon. By then, the icicles should melt off the grapevines and food should be easier to find everywhere.
These waxwings are taking a break from devouring last season’s apples. Perhaps they overate?
Cedar Waxwings display an elegant combination of brown, lemon yellow and gray feathers, accented with red wing tips and topped off with a jaunty black mask. What a treat to see on a gray New England day!
Today’s high temperature of 62 degrees Fahrenheit encouraged the small group of bluebirds who remain in Massachusetts all year to enjoy the unusually snow-free Wachusett Meadow.
The Cardinal, Tufted Titmouse and Blue Jay found shelter in the apple tree during a recent light snow.
