Spring Came

Will it stay? It's getting pretty cool at night; even had freeze warnings here in the Hill Country/Highland Lakes Area. It was 95 in Llano on Monday, then near-freezing the last two nights. Today is beautiful, however, even if a bit on the cool side.

Birds are flocking to my recently filled bird feeder. I filled it a couple of weeks ago and watched in disappontment, camera in hand, as nothing happened. Finally! I have a few images of a male American Goldfinch in non-breeding plumage. This guy is nearly all bright yellow in breeding season. Only a small cap on his head and the wings are black. And, I see that I should have been more diligent in cleaning the feeder. The birds don't seem to mind but it looks gross in the pictures.

I also thought I would post my new favorite-of-all-times photographs. This Red-tail Hawk image will give you an idea of what a rabbit's last minutes are like. :-)

click on the thumbnail for a really closeup view

It feels good to back away from the inflammatory comments related to the ongoing political campaign. Sometimes even I get tired of my rants. :-)

l8r