Well, the weather has been just beautiful this week! So, I've been outside enjoying all the new things. We seem to have an abundance of Robins scratching around the yard. The American Goldfinches have been hanging around and they are getting more yellow every day. I heard all three kinds of doves in one hour: Mourning, White-winged and the Turtle Doves. We have noticed the Roadrunner out sunning himself. There are still a few Juncos hanging around. I have heard some new bird calls that I don't recognize and have not yet spotted the birds making them. There are also a pair of fat squirrels out trying to get some birdseed treats. I have some dried cranberries out for the Robins and it drives the squirrels crazy because they can't get to them. The chickens are still laying eggs. We've already collected about six dozen. We are giving them away to friend and family.
We are on Hummingbird watch. We actually put our feeders up around St. Patrick's Day in anticipation of their early arrival. I was out getting birdseed last Thursday and the woman there said she had just gotten her first Broadtail hummer the day before (up in the Heights). They had to dig out their feeders in a hurry. So, I expect that there are hummers around here (in the Valley) but I just have not seen or heard them yet. Stay tuned.
A glimpse outside our windows of the birds visiting our humble Rancho Colibri ("hummingbird" in Spanish), located in the South Valley outside Albuquerque NM. We hope you enjoy reading these happenings. We'd like to hear your comments. Thanks.
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