Saturday, February 23, 2008

Spring Birds...

Walking into our driveway this morning (after a delightful walk into our local hills) we spotted two pairs of bluebirds. They're here two or three weeks early this year; I've no idea why. Just a couple of weeks ago I hung six new bluebird houses up on our pine trees. With any luck at all, we'll have a few families this year (had two last year).

Over the past few days, we've spotted both male and female Anna's hummingbirds at our feeders. That's also a few weeks earlier than usual...

Rain Report...

The storm that ended yesterday dropped a total of 1.6 inches of rain on us – just as the spring growth is starting to push up in cleared areas. Another storm – possibly even larger – is due in tonight and tomorrow. I just checked the desert wildflower reports, and they are reporting that green shoots of wildflower plants are up to 5 inches tall. Very few flowers yet, but it looks like we could have an unusually prolific show this year...