It's Nesting Season

A pair of mourning doves have been spending a lot of time

on the transom ledge above the front door.

I open the door and go out.  They fly away, but not too far.

Just out to the spruce in the yard.

 

After opening the door dozens of times 

and pulling down all their twigs and grasses several times, 

I think I've convinced them not to nest above the front door.

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p.s.   They've moved around to a basket 

on top of the shelves on the side porch!

Harbingers too

The robins were hopping and fluttering and chasing each other 

around the back yard this morning.

Turdus

This one is performing a one-legged balancing act.

End of February

Quercus

Salix

Picea

We haven't had much snow the last few winters here in MO.  Maybe an inch or so here and there, but mostly ice and freezing rain.  The snowfall this week at about 3 inches is the largest in some time.  It was a wet, heavy snow that clung to the trees.

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End of January

Quercus

Salix

Cercis

There were robins in the backyard today.

It was 74 degrees on Monday.  Tonight's predicted low is 10 degrees.

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