Sounds of silence along the Madison river on a day where the sun tired as hard as it could peek through.
Tag: ecosystem
The early bird
May not get the worm with all the snow covering the ground but it is sure nice to see the Horned Larks out and about on the backroads.
Out of the blue
What a pleasant surprise to find that the male Mountain Bluebirds have started to arrive even with a significant amount of snow covering the ground in most places. This “first of the year” bluebird does indeed signal that spring has sprung and their arrival was indeed out of the blue.
Just look at all that blue it is amazing.
Goodbye Goldeneyes
Seems like it is time again to bid the Goldeneyes farewell for the season. We all can sense spring is in the air and they have all abruptly left the local pond this week for their annual migration to the north. We may yet get a snow storm or two but the goldeneye migration is a natural calendar I can count on to tell me middle March is here.
Dressed in White
Although each sporting a distinct style both look good in white.
Nuthatch and Spruce
Just sitting enjoying the view and the daylight that now lingers on.
Hope you have a wonderful weekend.
Heading Home
As the sun heads towards the horizon a group of American Bison head west towards that setting sun.
Snow still covers the ground spring is on the way.
Hope your weekend is going well and don’t forget to set those clocks ahead.
Two small streams
Two small streams meet to become one as winter flows towards spring.
Yellowstone National Park.
One up one down
Yes, even little Red Breasted Nuthatches sit still and pose for the camera every now and again.
But not for very long.
Mountain Chickadee
Peeking through the branches of a wonderful old spruce to get a glimpse of a Mountain Chickadee. With both Mountain and Black Capped busy buzzing the trees it is often difficult to tell them apart. So it was nice to get a glimpse of this one happily taking a break to get that positive ID.
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Mountain_Chickadee/overview
nature has no boss 
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