April 3, 2024 Half a dozen yellow-rumped warblers swirl around the leaf-rimed apple tree, chasing each other as if they’re playing a game of Cupid tag. Without the pool noodles. Our only winter warbler is brightening up for the journey to breeding grounds in Canada and Alaska, blacks and yellows shifting into rich and vibrant tones as lengthening days churn the blood with hormones.
Wonderful photographs.
The elf owl! Be still my heart.
You keep surprising me with yet another species of hummingbirds. You must have an in-house secret ingredient in your feeders…
So pleased to see the return of the elf owls after all your work to maintain their nesting spot!
Ooh, the purple….