Spring Scenes in Colchester

 Oriole in a weeping cherry tree 5-3-14

It’s been a month since I took a trip to Colchester, CT for a Mother’s Day Brunch at my Mom’s church. Since then there has been one thing right after another with my father-in-law in the hospital and now a nursing home, to kids coming to visit and birding to be done. As a result, I have had little time to blog and the fast pace is not going to end anytime soon! My oldest sone arrives from Tucson tonight with my grandson, and they will be here for a week. I catch a break fro about 10 days and then Chris Rohrer arrives for 2 weeks of birding as well. In the meantime, my yard list is nearing 90 species and I suspect it will hit 100 before the summer is over! I need to buy a new computer and get set up and then, perhaps, it will be easier to get my photos off-loaded and my blogging done! Until then I will be here in fits and starts, just like this spring, which has taken a long while to warm up. I am still running the heat up here in Maine on most mornings. There have only been a couple of days where it was warm enough to open windows! For now, I hope you enjoy these scenes of spring!

Mom’s Back door beauty.

 

Mom’s bird feeders (look familiar?)

 

Colchester Historic District

 

Baltimore Oriole in a Mulberry Tree 5-3-14

 

Red-bellied woodpecker in the Colchester woods.

 

The first hummingbird at my sister’s feeder 5-3-14

 

Red Squirrel gobbling seed in mom’s feeder.

 

Water Lilies just starting to grow at Raymond Bog in Amston, CT

 

Yellow Warbler at dusk at Raymond Bog