Harbinger of Spring?

I had lots of visitors to the bird feeder today. The tufted titmice are the most constant regulars, and they now come two at a time. Juncos and chickadees have been hanging around, but today I saw the first ones at the feeder. The cardinals sneak in when they think I'm not looking, and the squirrel came back, as bold as ever. Sigh.

I have to admit, it's a bit distracting having the birds this close to where I'm trying to work, but they also take me away in moments of stress, for which I am thankful =)

I always thought of robins as one of the first harbingers of spring. But as I've said before, I've seen and heard robins all winter long , so that's not necessarily so this year. When I got home this afternoon, I caught this robin preening on the rooftop. Notice how brilliantly blue the sky is! It's been frigid today (cold enough to freeze the insides of my nose!), but it's supposed to warm up into the 50s over the weekend. I do hope that means spring is on its way!

Uh Oh!

Look who visited my bird feeder this morning! I was in our assembly this morning when the administrative assistant came and asked for my camera. "I'll explain later," she said.

Quite awhile later, when the assembly was done, I went back to my office and saw why she wanted the camera. I don't know whether to be amused or dismayed. She said "he" climbed up the wall outside to the window, climbed up the screen, and finally jumped sideways onto the feeder.

Diane was able to go right up to the window and take these pictures. The squirrel, meanwhile, was not phased. Not one bit. They sure are bold creatures!