Snow spectacular
January 27th, 2011 by Kristin Green
Of all of our snow falls so far this winter, this one was by far the prettiest, the easiest to walk through (although it’s still a bootdeep trudge), and the most personally rewarding. My walk around Blithewold this morning was perfectly timed to catch the just-come-out sun catching the heavy glaze on the trees, and to remember why I love winter at the very same moment I was reminded that spring is coming up next.
I always think of robins as being a harbinger of spring but evidently they’re here the whole time. Why don’t we see them more often? (Or am I just not paying attention?) Today a good-sized flock of robins and cedar waxwings were working on the privet and crab apples, so intent on filling their bellies they hardly bothered to scatter when I came along.
Do you see robins year-round? Which berries are being eaten in your garden right now?
January 28th, 2011 at 10:20 am
I received this comment from a friend attached to a different post and wanted to share it (and my reply) here:
Kris, a ‘bird person’ told me that the robins we see now are from Canada. This is ‘south’ for them. Ourrobins will return in spring. Sally
Hi Sally! I was wondering if these were our robins… but now I want to know how do birders know these are Canadians? (Is it their accent?) -kris
January 28th, 2011 at 12:39 pm
I think that your east coast readers are experiencing a bit of snow fatigue. But I enjoy these pics. It’s 50F here today.
Susan, that’s downright balmy – and very weird I’d guess for a Utah winter. Lately here I think it’s warm and lovely when the temp gets to 30! -kris