Turkey Tracks: Running River and Returning Birds

Turkey Tracks:  May 23, 2011

Running River and Returning Birds

We’ve had a lot of rain this spring.  Last year this time I was planting beans, so the soil was already 65degrees.   This year is cool and wet.  So far.

Here’s a pic of the Megunticook River down by the Megunticook market.  Look at the white water!  And the many shades of green and orange/red.

 

The hummers have been back for several weeks and are delighting us with their crazy antics.  The Baltimore Orioles and the Rose-Breasted Grosbeaks, often called the Northern Cardinal, showed up this week.  Here’s a site where you can see what they look like if you don’t know:

http://www.northrup.org/photos/rose-breasted-grosbeak/

They’re pretty spectacular.  As are the Baltimore Orioles:

http://www.northrup.org/photos/oriole/

I’d put in pics, but I updated the browser, and how I do things (like pressing pictures) is momentarily part of a new learning curve!