Sounds of Spring
Sounds of Spring
Just before the sunrise and the sky is changing from dark to light, you can head the sounds of spring coming. The songs of the Carolina Birds. North Carolina has over 100 species of birds that call it home. During the winter , you see the birds at their feeders, but they don’t stay too long and head back to the brush and grass and wax myrtle . Sometimes when it warms up a bit, you will find them together on the feeders. But mostly they fly in to feed quickly.
During the winter months, I keep an ample supply of bird seeds thrown under the bushes and trees. I rolled the pinecones in peanut butter and cut of slices of apples and oranges and sunflower seeds and scatter them through the trees .
And now Spring is filling the air. Early in the mornings, you can hear them sing. The little Carolina Wren is a favorite. They are such a curious bird and will stay close ,even when you are moving. They want to see what you are doing.
The American goldfinches are a bit flighty. They perch in the wax myrtles and eat the berries, but try as I might, I can’t get too close. They only come back when they think the coast is clear.
The State Bird of North Carolina is the cardinal. They travel as a couple. Beautiful birds. They feed when the light is dim.
The Bluebird is a favorite. They love their babies. Both mom and dad bluebirds work feverishly to build their nest. The male bluebird stays perch high to watch and calls out to the female bluebird as she finds food and carries it back to the babies.
Many others visit . Mourning Doves, CatBirds, Jaybirds, Robins, Titmice and the adorable Bobwhites . You see woodpeckers in the hardwoods. Mockingbirds swooping in. Martins looks for a gourd home. The cute warblers singing back and forth to each other. There is usually a hawk flying overhead and the crane come in to visit at the ponds. The nightime owl hoots at dusk. Spring mornings are such a delight listening to the birds thanking God for another day.
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