And lilacs provide an enchanting and accompanying scent.
Two of my favorite birds
A red-headed woodpecker
And a black-capped chickadee.
Leucistic dark-eyed junco
Photo taken by Carol Bertelson.
Violets are on the march.
When I was a boy, I transplanted violets to our yard. I babied them and worried about their survival. I need not have worried. They are thriving.
A flock filled with red-winged blackbirds and common grackles.
Photos taken by Bryce Gaudian of Hayward, Minnesota at his farm.
A robin is supposed to have three snows on its tail before it is truly spring.
But first, a common grackle flashes some color.
The tail of this robin has been putting in overtime.
The fox sparrow.
In charge of the henhouse.
A birdie with the yellow bill of spring.
It was almost spring.
A great horned owl nest cam
It's odd that I've never run into a birder named Atticus.
It's nice to be on a wall other than at the post office.
Hurrah! A member of my family is on a TV show other than "Cops."
http://www.keyc.com/clip/12165456/new-ulm-fights-back-for-big-win-over-sleepy-eye#.VqeGoX9li58.gmail
New Ulm Fights Back for Big Win Over Sleepy Eye
Haines, Alaska
Tire chains.
When windshield wipers surrender.
Northwestern crow.
Gas prices can be high.
Northwestern crows waiting for a flight out of town.
In this Juneau establishment, life is a bagel.
A hedgehog gall.
Photo by Randy Chirpich of Fairmont.
It's a hedgehog gall that shows up on the leaves of white oaks. It's cosmetic, not lethal. Inside the gall, a tiny wasp is developing.
A pop from the past.
Seen at a Cracker Barrel restaurant.
It's good to be home.
My spider senses tingled.
Sadly, a dead humpback whale floated ashore in the Outerbanks of North Carolina.
I tried to get closer, but the smell repelled me.
