Most of the winter birds are gone to the woods or to Alaska.đŋ
March is still cold in Oregon. But outside you can find flowers in bloom.
Spring has arrived at the wetlands.
Our camelia bush is under the big pine tree (cold and shaded),
but a couple of blossoms were already in bloom.☺️
March 14 was my mother-in-law's birthday. A male Rufous Hummingbird often returns here on this day. When I looked out around noon, there he was, right on time.
A purple crocus is now in bloom.
The other day the wetland was still in fog. We found a total of eight Tundra Swans resting and sleeping after a long flight from south.
A week ago, I saw Mt.Hood far away.
In my backyard, a lone White-crowned Sparrow stopped over. One or two usually comes during spring and autumn.
The other morning a juvenile Cooper's Hawk stopped over.
He was looking around, shouting once in a while, and cleaning the feathers. He was relaxed and spent a long time here.
Look at my first crocus. With the warm temperature, it just came out. Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) is Feb 17 this year.
On a sunny day, many birds like to dry out their feathers.
Lately, it has been sunny and cold.❄️đĨļ
The weather is nice for a week at the wetlands. I saw a male Hooded Merganser.
On a cold day at the wetlands, two Buffleheads were swimming around.
After a week of rain and the flood at some areas, we revisited the wetlands.
