Monday, February 09, 2009

Maybe it's spring

I saw one of these LBJs(little brown jobs) in my yard the other day.  They are very difficult to see until they move.  It's a Brown Creeper.  This bird is about the size of a chickadee, with feet like a woodpecker, and stiff tail feathers to keep him from falling over backwards.  He hops from the bottom of trees, upward and around the tree, picking over the bark for bugs.

These days it's beginning to feel more and more like spring is near.  The sun is stronger, warmer somehow.  My birdfeeder is being plundered by bigger creatures.  Activity everywhere.
Last night the moon was spectacular, nearly full(Snow Moon).  I didn't even need a headlamp to walk Evvy.  The fields, covered with snow were so bright against the night sky.

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