Migration

Well, the bird migrations have begun.

For example, the flamingos have migrated from the back yard to the front where a line of 19 now marches towards the drive. Back by the feeders I have now seen goldfinches with some of their yellow breeding plumage. The finches are around all the time, but this time of year their drab feathers disappear and they add a nice note of color. Although we have a lot of birds all the time at the feeders, during the winter there is very little color beyond the occasional cardinal and the patches of red on the heads of the various woodpeckers.

Robins are back, of course, and I have already reported on the crane, duck and hawk sightings.

Then this afternoon I went to work and it was raining. About three o'clock it turned to snow and by the time I came home (about 6:45) our yard was covered in white again.

Sigh!