Spring has arrived

[Paul O'Toole]

Winter Wren



Golden-crowned Kinglet



Red-bellied Woodpecker

[Ally]

my kinglets are blur green balls comparing to yours. I think they took the same flight.  

[Shortsighted]

Yes, spring has indeed arrived but not with the dynamics of a spring but
rather with an insidious creep. Fingers of spring feeling its way through a
few neighbourhoods, mostly yours, but avoiding perfectly receptive sites
near me.

First for this year just today include: Eastern Kingbird, Fox Sparrow and
Golden-crowned Kinglet. A male Am. Widgeon and male Hooded Merganser
also briefly visited the Amos pond area but soon realized spring had taken
a detour and they were quickly airbourne again in search of that elusive
season. Even the Kingfisher felt inclined to vamoose. Now, if I knew where
you were I would know where spring has settled.

Nice close shots, as per your forte.

[Dinusaur]

Beautiful photos as always. Yes the sign of Spring is everywhere albeit a bit slow as Shortsighted noted. I dropped by Downsview Park this afternoon and the place is already filled with songs of Sparrows, Finches, Cardinals, Phoebe, Golden-crowned Kinglets and of course the Grackles and Red-winged Blackbirds. One bonus was the sighting of a Green-winged Teal in the big pond - it was a first me for the park.

[Shortsighted]

A few more Golden-crowned Kinglets made it to the east-end today but I could tell
there was some reluctance in their manner, showing as much disappointment with
the dearth of other migratory birds to celebrate the warm day as I was feeling.
Two kinglets were hanging around together and splitting their activities between
evergreen trees and the leaf litter on the grass. If I sit down one of them might
actually fly toward me and land within a meter of my position. The last time wildlife
showed any interest in sitting with me was a baby Cottontail rabbit that had likely
been abandoned by junkie parents that had discovered mind-altering weed and forgotten
about junior. I spoke of many things, of fools and kings, but junior just wanted to
have company and my spewing nonsense did not spoil the moment. It never works with
people.

[Katown]

Ospreys are back. There are a few nests between work and home.

The pair by the bridge, the one was eating a fish. The mate was a few branches over.

The other nest down the road had one sitting and one standing on the nest.

I saw 2  King fishers today as well. One on a wire  by Guelph lake. The other one on a wire by  Belwood lake.

Lots of loons gathered on Georgian bay yesterday.  

[emoji16] Love spring.

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[Ally]

How come your kinglet have spots?

A few more Golden-crowned Kinglets made it to the east-end today but I could tell
there was some reluctance in their manner, showing as much disappointment with
the dearth of other migratory birds to celebrate the warm day as I was feeling.
Two kinglets were hanging around together and splitting their activities between
evergreen trees and the leaf litter on the grass. If I sit down one of them might
actually fly toward me and land within a meter of my position. The last time wildlife
showed any interest in sitting with me was a baby Cottontail rabbit that had likely
been abandoned by junkie parents that had discovered mind-altering weed and forgotten
about junior. I spoke of many things, of fools and kings, but junior just wanted to
have company and my spewing nonsense did not spoil the moment. It never works with
people.

[Shortsighted]

Juvenile kinglet have blotches.