Backyard proof that spring is coming, and even if it’s still really cold out. Even when there is snow threatening to fall. Again. Absolute proof rests with my birds.
And the goldfinches are turning yellow.
Female blackbirds, hummingbirds and orioles will be here soon. Guaranteed.
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Hi Dawn! I was watching some juncos flit about my yard and I wondered how much longer they would be here. Cardinal pairs have been searching for nesting spots and the bluebirds are back, claiming their house. I have not seen goldfinches in their spring/summer wardrobe yet, but know they are near from their song.
It was 80 here today, but I’m told we have a cold front arriving this evening. Sigh. Will this winter ever end?? I love your finches turning gold. And, like Laurie, I’m smiling big time over Penny’s incoming leap!
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March 22, 2026 at 1:20 pm
The goldfinches are beautiful, but I love the header photo of Penny flying like the wind!!
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March 22, 2026 at 1:42 pm
How wonderful, Dawn! Here in Montreal, it is all white and the snow is still falling. Sigh.
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March 22, 2026 at 1:56 pm
Hi Dawn! I was watching some juncos flit about my yard and I wondered how much longer they would be here. Cardinal pairs have been searching for nesting spots and the bluebirds are back, claiming their house. I have not seen goldfinches in their spring/summer wardrobe yet, but know they are near from their song.
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March 22, 2026 at 2:34 pm
It was 80 here today, but I’m told we have a cold front arriving this evening. Sigh. Will this winter ever end?? I love your finches turning gold. And, like Laurie, I’m smiling big time over Penny’s incoming leap!
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March 22, 2026 at 3:25 pm
Hurrah! 👏🏼
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