Earlier this week, we counted and named 13 species of birds we saw that day. This rose breasted grossbeak is a species we have rarely seen, perhaps one other time in the past 5 years. This one was eating at our feeder yesterday afternoon. We hope he will come back often.
The humming birds have been around a lot this week. One morning I was standing outside near the feeder (I could have touched the feeder without fully extending my arm) when a male humming bird came and hovered between me and the feeder long enough for me to get a really good look. Then he proceeded to drink from the feeder trying out each of the three “flowers”.
Earlier we experienced Spring in Raleigh watching trees leaf out, flowers bloom, pine pollen and oak blossoms fall, etc. This week we watched Spring repeat many of the same processes in the mountains. We have enjoyed all the shades of green and early varieties of wild flowers. Here is a picture from our deck.
Tags: Mountains