THANK HEAVEN FOR SPRING

I remember a silly rhyme from my MUCH younger days - it goes like this;

"Spring has sprung - The grass has "rizz" - I wonder where the birdies is."

Well, in case you are wondering where the birdies is - I will tell you - they are migrating and nesting and singing and ....

Here are just a few of my recent bird pics.

American widgeon - swamp near river at Marietta, PA.

Red necked grebe in full breading plumage - on the Susquehanna near Marietta, PA.

Great Horned Owl sitting on nest near Mount Joy, PA

All three of these birds were a first ever sighting for me.   Get out there and enjoy God's creation.  He made it for you!

Keep looking up.

don b

SNOW GEESE RETURN TO MIDDLE CREEK

There are back.  60,000 snow geese are on the water at Middle Creek WMA.

MORE BIRD PICTURES

HERE ARE A FEW MORE SHOTS OPF SOME VISITORS FROM THE NORTH.

ANOTHER VIEW OF THE MALE SNOWY OWL IN MY LAST BLOG (3 DAYS LATTER)

FEMALE SNOWY OWL - SHE HAS A TRANSMITTER ON HER

ANOTHER VIEW OF A HORNED LARK

A RED THROATED LOON *HIS THROAT WILL TURN RED SOON BECAUSE SPRING IS  COMING.  

WINTER BIRDS

Winter 2013 -2014 is almost over and spring is just around the corner.   Soon the cold and snow of this record breaking winter will be just a bad memory.  I have not been able to get out much this winter but I hope to make up for that soon.  Last week I spent a afternoon or "car-birding" with Randy Miller and today Florence and I were out birding again here are two of the pics from these trips.  Both are winter birds for our area and I hope they will soon go "home" and our spring flights will be arriving with blossoming wildflowers.  THANK GOD FOR SPRING!

SNOWY OWLS CAME SOUTH THIS YEAR AS AN ABUNDANCE OF FOOD UP NORTH LED TO LARGE NUMBERS OF YOUNG.  THEY WILL SOON BEING RETURNING NORTH TO BREED BUT IT HAS BEEN GOOD TO HAVE THEM VISIT - THIS IMMATURE MALE SNOWY OWL HAD TO SQUINT SO I MISSED SEEING HIS BEAUTIFUL YELLOW EYES.

THE HORNED LARK IS AN ANNUAL WINTER VISITER TO THESE PARTS.  THEY CAN BE FOUND ANYWHERE THE FARMERS ARE SPREADING MANURE.  OH THE JOY OF SPENDING TIME OUT IN THE FRESH AIR.