Today, it's pretty damn cold- currently the mercury is at 11 °F (-11.7 °C) in the City of Y______. Another winter storm is bearing down on the region, with snow accumulation predictions ranging from six to eighteen inches. This afternoon, though, I heard the herald of spring for much of North America, the trill of the red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus):
It's a serious case of mixed signals- the landscape and the air are stuck in the deep freeze, but the feisty little birds are singing a different tune. I don't expect a thaw anytime next week, and I sure hope the early blackbirds don't suffer from the brutal cold. I'm sure looking forward to seeing their beauty after the snow:
That stupid storm is keeping me from getting back to W.V.
ReplyDeleteI never meant to stay in Ohio all of February, btw!
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Jr has been keen on tracking "prints" this winter...http://instagram.com/p/lA5EulAM-Q/
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I saw a woodpecker on the way to work on my bike this morning. Second one I've seen in a week -- definitely starting to feel more springlike.
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