With thy Needle & Thread

We'll just pretend, shall we...

that this little junco really isn't freezin' his little bird legs off. We'll just pretend he's in a bed of spring time flowers, shall we???

There, now he's not freezin' his little tail feathers off...the magic of digital photography!

We are all freezin' our little behinds off here....brrr, this is much, too much, too cold for February!

But I remind myself that our feathered friends begin to think about nesting, courting and singing their territorial bird songs in this very month of February. These little sights and sounds give one hope, hope that warm, sunny and melting days are coming!

Did you know that in the month of February (in our neck of the woods) these little things are going on outside your very window...

The Great Horned Owl is nesting.

Cardinals begin to sing before sunrise, loud & long....this is their courting song.

The woodpeckers begin their drumming.

Melting begins and icicles begin to decorate the edges of roofs like lace-edging.

We have gained an hour and 2o some minutes of day light since the winter solstice.

Raccoons are out now most nights and become very vocal.

The house finch begins to sing their territorial songs.

And the true messengers of spring-time arrive! The first sightings of the Robin usually occur in this very month.. Hard to believe isn't it??

With that thought in mind...bundle up, stay warm...

just 38 days until Spring!

Have a good day,

Brenda