Trying to help.

Trying to help the songbirds get through a (what I hope is the last) late winter snowfall by generously scattering seed.

A fine companion.

fine companion with which to share the first morning of Daylight Saving Time.

Tolerated.

Lengthening daylight hours and somewhat warmer temperatures have brought waterfowl back to the spray field at my workplace. Nesting behaviour hasn’t quite yet begun.

This Mute Swan, which species can be quite aggressive, tolerated me being about ten meters away. I moved on after taking this photo.

Having none of it.

Fitzi invites Lucy to play. Lucy is having none of it.

Beautiful yet weighty.

A recent freezing rain event left beautiful yet weighty evidence of its visit.

Away from predators.

Thirty feet off the ground, this pair of Canada Geese are well away from ground-based predators.

Perched, redux.

Also during the Great Backyard Bird Count, I captured this Black-capped Chickadee perched above me in the redbud tree.

Perched.

During the 2023 /Great Backyard Bird Count, I captured this House Finch and American Goldfinch perched on a feeder.

Sojourn.

After a morning of cold rain and wind, which we spent at work, we were blessed with a very pleasant afternoon and enjoyed some time on the deck.

Revisiting.

Revisiting a fall evening with Achilles, aka Chili Dog, gone on ahead.