Springtime Birds and Blossoms in New England

dog’s-tooth violet

Through the four seasons of 2007 – 2012, I kept a photo blog, SilverLining-MaryMcAvoy, of the various life forms around a pond in New England. I moved away from the pond a year ago and I still miss it, especially using my camera to pay close attention to the world of nature.

For the past couple of days, I’ve walked around the yard here and reaped a pretty impressive display from Mother Nature.

I’ll let the photos do the talking! Enjoy!

The blossoms:

a pair of yellow daffodils

hyacinth

red and yellow tulips

violet

I don’t know what this tree is but the blossoms are glorious!

forsythia, up close

don’t know this one either, but I love these delicate cascading bell-shaped blossoms

The birds:

male cardinal

chickadee

American robin

I think this is a purple or a house finch

bluejay

black crow…who rules the sky in these parts! Yesterday, I watched two chase a red-tail hawk out of their turf.

A bouquet of daffodils to say happy springtime!

cluster of yellow daffodils