Spring is springing

[Mont]

Our nesting Cardinals are back again.

[Mont]

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[SetDaHook]

I love cardinals, but of all the birds we have around here, they are the #1 culprit for bird strikes to the windows. Maybe they need glasses.

[Mont]

I have noticed that too but think they are chasing off “other” birds. They are very territorial birds.

[WhiteBassFisher]

Almost the entire back wall of my house is glass, so I get bird strikes more often than most probably. But only a cardinal has hit it so hard that it killed itself. Cardinals are the most crazy species I know of about that. Mont's territorial comment above is probably why. I have even seen cardinals hit and peck at side mirrors of a vehicle.

[wfishtx]

That's very cool. I've always been told that Cardinals represent people in your life who have passed on. I didn't put too much stock into the idea, but after my Dad passed back in Feb 2016, we had a Cardinal start showing up that Spring and we've had one come back every year since. A firm believer now.

[catndahats]

Same here. When mom passed, a female spent the season on our window sill looking in pecking at the glass. And two days ago, was sitting on the porch recovering from surgery remembering dad and a bright male landed on the porch rail and visited a good long while.

[BDGreen]

We are loaded up with Cardinals. Someone once told me Cardinals are an indication someone in Heaven is watching you. We must need a lot of watching over.

[SGrem]

If that was the case it would be horror move style at the Green residence....under attack to keep enough watchful eye.

[Flounderface]

Yeah, I saw some foolish headline on the interweb asking "what does it mean if you keep seeing cardinals" lol, it means there are a lot of cardinals where you are! I do really enjoy seeing them however. Their colors would really pop all winter with the snow when I was up north.

[Wado II]

We had a purple martin scout circling the houses this weekend. I also spotted a new type of hawk being chased by two Cara Cara's. At first I thought it was a black headed buzzard the way it was flying but it was too fast for the Cara Cara and was definitely some kind of hawk. Quick look on the interwebs and it's a Zone Tailed Hawk. Here's what they look like.

[Ox Eye]

Had a couple visiting my bird feeder yesterday. Other than that, it's been a couple of squirrels that think they're birds.

[Bill]

Lot of bird activity here. I like birds. Reminds me, need to pickup more bird seed.

[Mo1952]

Here in East Texas , Cardinals are at the feeder all year. We had a pair nest in a hanging fern on our back porch last year, raised 2 chicks.
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[Hooked]

We have cardinals and blue jays pretty much year round. Been that way for many years. They must be working overtime watching over me.

[LouReed]

I'm no expert on migratory patterns of birds. I have been seeing robins for almost 2 weeks now. I don't know if they're headed north early or south late.

[Flounderface]

Some of them stay all summer.

[98aggie77566]

Yessir.....clover is starting to go nuts....but the deer LOVE it.

[KWeber]

red-wing blackbirds are here in Medina Co...
BUT I still expect one more cold blast...

[WhiteBassFisher]

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[Juan]

Too early to fertilize possible another freeze in a week or two

[Reality Czech]

Well, we had our 2 weeks of winter so hell can't be far away

Running the dehumidifier right now, was a little soupy this morning

Crane flies are out

Saw swirling clouds of blackbirds when I went to Sealy yesterday

Yotes will need tending to

On the cams every night for a few weeks now, eating the corn