March 24 - the next round of bloom

Every week in Virginia spring  something new is blooming. This week the redbud (a purple tree) started blooming everywhere. Some of my iris are blooming, the pansies planted last fall are back to life and full of flowers. Wild violets fill the field near the river.

I saw a Blue Heron (#16) and the Chirping Sparrow (#17) is back at the feeder.

Spring is starting

I've been gone for a week but was happy to see some of the spring trees starting to blossom. There are white trees in bloom on the golf course (I think these are ornamental pear) and my neighbor's cherry trees are starting to bloom.

The new bird for this weekend is the Common Grackle (#15)

Robin Red-breast

American Robbin

Dark-eyed Junco in the Frosty Grass

Dark-eyed junco

House Finch

House finch

Bunnies

Easter must be coming soon because I'm seeing the rabbits hopping along the fenceline in the morning.

Birds in the yard

Today there is a lot of bird activity out the back windows. I've seen:
American Robin (#7)
Blue Jay (#8)
Northern Cardinal
Dark-eyed Junco (#9)
Northern Mockingbird (#10)
House Finch (#11)
House Sparrow (#12)
Mourning Dove (#13)
Red winged Blackbird (#14)
Black-capped Chickadee

Hawk

I think this is a red-tailed hawk (#6). It's very large. It has been coming through our yard every day in the early morning. It has a very regimented routine - going to the same trees at the same time each day, then moving on down toward the road in the later morning.

Early Morning Deer

Pictures by Tim Taylor