After lamenting that I hadn't seen one yet, figured I had better report....
just as we were finishing up our walk today....there one was, the first male Rufous Hummingbird of the season....no where near any feeders that are out and waiting for them all over the place.
it had been a fairly uneventful walk up until that point, although it was nice to see the plum tree was almost in full flower....
there were quite a few honeybees at it, would have been more if the sun was shining.
Honey bees also down on the ground at the fallen catkins from the Cotton Wood trees, they were also all over the horsetails along the edge of the dyke.
a pair of Bald Eagles were on the beach across the river, another was perched in a tree near the second nest, I suspect that the female is now sitting on the nest....of course if that is the case she is laying low and keeping quiet.
more and more dandelions flowering now....
but let's take another look at the Rufous as we first spotted him....after all they are only here for about 3 months, at least that is how long the males stay, the females are usually a little later to arrive, and stay longer.
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