Yes I know and so is the cold , The temps have been very cold –25C with no winds earlier this morning when Miggs and I went for our walk earlier in the morning Then I was out taking photos later in the morning and the temps have warmed up to -16°C winds are calm for now , the sun is shining and not a cloud in the beautiful deep blue sky . The sun has been shining almost every day and the sun is getting warmer to as it now has a UV index reading . As the sun shines on the snow it melts just a bit more each day and the icicles drip like mad . February is almost over one more day then in to March we go . Spring is in the air according to all the birds as the males are singing their hearts out and doing their fancy dance for the ladies as the ladies look on with no interest at all , eyes roll for the guy’s , typical ! lol .
I often think to wonder if maybe the female birds when the males are dancing for them and acting all goofy sit back watch and think to them selves or say to each other , really ? come on you got to be kidding lol ! Yeah ok not now I have things to do lol ! I could just imagine lol !
I was soo pleased I was able to get some good closer photos of the birds today as they are getting used to me being about with camera in hand all though some still seem to play peekaboo with me lol !
We have 9 male and 5 female Cardinals who occupy our feeders and Cedar hedges this year . !
The Chickadees are so quick and nosey !
The Blue jays are all over the place and there are lots of them this year with their squawking , screeching and making the clicking sound that they do , oh my goodness loud noisy birds and when they start making hawk like calls to get all the other birds away from the food so they can swoop in well that’s funny as the other birds don't pay any attention to them they know the real hawks lol !
Mr Downy was busy tap, tap taping away at a seed on the branch !
Mean while Miggs was enjoying the sun and of course the taste of snow !
Oh and napping in a snow bank , crazy dog !
I was taking photos left right and center of all I could and thinking oh boy spring is in the air I can see it in the trees the birds are especially frisky and feel it in the sunshine .
Mr Cedar head snow man Papa built a few weeks ago is slowly melting he has no eyes and no mouth left
poor fellow lol !
All the birdies seemed to be cooperating beautifully for their portraits for me !
All though some were farther away from me then others but I still managed to snap a photo of them !
Regardless of the snow we still have or may get and the cold temps still hanging about nature knows when spring is in the air and if you stop to look and listen it will tell you , now I am waiting for the arrival of the Robins and when they show up it is spring to me and I will be taking lots of photos of them as they are my favourite song bird !
Papa and I were in the city yesterday I for a Dr’s appointment a specialist an Endocrinologist or in other words a hormone specialist as when the hormones are out of whack they can cause all kinds of health problems . . I had mentioned way back in Sept in a post that I had a spot on my pituitary gland , It is a small tumour of 4 milometer's but the specialist said it really isn’t anything to worry about as having a tumour there is ok cause it can be treated with meds and gone for good and I don't have to live on meds either for it , once it is gone it is gone so that is encouraging and she said she cant see it being cancerous either , So she took lots of blood to rule out other things or detect other things which ever shows up for them and I am to go and see her again in April and we will take it from there ! So for now my health is up and down and I still take each day at a time and have my good and bad days and take it all in stride .
Until next time
Country Gal
