Wednesday Walk in a Spring Morning with Feathered and Furry Friends...

I love this time of year when I rise with the sun and the song of the birds ringing from the trees.

We still have flocks of grosbeaks and redpolls visiting our yard, coming to the feeder and filling the air with their chorus of song.

Another visitor who has been frequenting the feeder and who I hear drumming in the trees is the downy woodpecker. The drumming in the trees is their mating call letting the females know they are there and also to establish their territory.

Close Up Downy Woodpecker on Maple Tree Trunk

Close Up View of Woodpecker Showing Claws for Clinging on Trees

Close Up Downy Woodpecker at Feeder

The squirrel had just left the feeder when I came close but the redpolls took that as an opportunity to come in for some seeds and they didn't seem to mind me being close making for a great shot.

Close Up Redpoll at Feeder

Redpoll Stretching Wings and Tail in the Sun

Close Up Cute Redpoll Puffed Up on Tree Branch

I haven't taken so many pictures of the chickadee for they are so common but this little fellow came and sat on a branch right close to me so I snapped his photo. They are such cute little birds.

Close Up Black Capped Chickadee on Tree Branch

One last photos of the birds in our yard before we head off with Bruno for our walk up the hill.

This one is of the male evening grosbeak. I love their bright yellow color contrasting the green and brown of the spruce trees.

Close Up Male Evening Grosbeak in the Spruce Tree

Bruno Waiting at Head of the Willow Lane

With bare patches showing in the bush it has bought up many smells which both JJ and Bruno have been checking out.

See if you can find JJ in the picture below, he is camouflaged so well in the bush.

Bruno Sniffing in Hole in Snow JJ Sitting on Fallen Tree Above Him

JJ Looking Out From Behind Tree Trunk

I found some new beauties that had formed in the ice from the melting snow. In the daytime the temperatures have been above freezing but at night they go below freezing. This has made our lane an obstacle course for it has turned the melting snow into sheer ice and we have to pick our way around these ice patches.

Frozen Bubbles in the Ice

Patterns formed in the Freezing Water

Unique Patterns Formed in Freezing Puddles

JJ doesn't come off our property so it is just me and Bruno heading to the hills today. It's nice to see some bare patches starting to open in the field on the hilltop. Once that starts it won't be long before the snow is all gone up there.

Bruno Surveying the Hillside

On returning home JJ is there to greet us but he is getting tired - time to go in for a catnap!

JJ Yawning

I'll leave you with a close up shot of the half moon which really shows the details on the surface of the moon.

Close Up Half Moon Showing Details on the Surface

Bird images are for the #FeatheredFriends community hosted by @melinda010100

This is my #WednesdayWalk hosted by @tattoodjay. He collaborates with @elizacheng and her #MakeMeSmile initiative see her latest post here

Also my Amazing Nature Contest March 2021 #3 entry. See details here

The photos were taken with my Canon PowerShot SX60 HS.

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