Spring must have arrived, we will just forget about the forecast for Snow Monday night! But the wood pigeons are back in numbers. They love all the new buds on the elm trees at this time of the year, and at times I'll get 6-8 eating the buds off the weeping elm right outside the office window. Apparently they are delicous to eat, especially when they've been gorging on fruit all summer, but that is now illegal thankfully. Dumb birds, but beautiful.
There are also 2 pairs of Blue Herons nesting. We have had some in the trees behind the house for many years, but now there is another pair in a pine tree across the river - they are so good to see poking around, except that they make a noise a little like a crow (which we don't have).
The blossom is coming out too, and won't be long before the willows are greening up so warm weather on the way. Except we have had to buy a truckload of hay just to get the cows through until they go out onto the hill in the middle of September. Insurance in case it really snows again.
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