Every year around this time the Canada Geese return for a month or two on their way North. They feed on leftover corn or soybeans in the fields around our house in the morning and evening, and are very vocal — they’re one of those smack-you-in-the-face signs of Spring. Then, just when you’re starting to get used to all the honking and commotion overhead and in the fields, they’re gone.
I took these pictures this afternoon from our front step.
Another bird-related note is that there is a bald eagle hanging around. I saw it about a week ago, flying up the river in a snowstorm, and I saw it once again after that. I told my neighbor about it, and he said another neighbor had told him the same thing. They’re common out on the Wisconsin River in the Winter, but I’ve never seen one around home before.
Ending and Beginning 