Late April and May are always the best months to see colourful migrant birds.

We had many birds today, but these two species stood out:

Cedar Waxwing

Pine Warbler

Of all of the warblers species, only Yellow Warbler and Pine Warbler nest in our area. Identification for Pine Warbler: no other bright, yellow-breasted warbler lacking other conspicuous field marks has white wing bars.

Other birds:

Other life:

Today’s group:

NATURE POETRY

The shadows have their seasons, too.
The feathery web the budding maples
cast down upon the sullen lawn
bears but a faint relation to
high summer’s umbrageous weight
and tunnellike continuum.                      – John Updike (1932–2009)

Miles Hearn