But instead the day dawned snowless and the temperature now at late morning is 45 degrees F.
And just after I had refreshed the bird bath water and raked the sand in the back yard and come back into the house, we had a visitor.
Seems a tad early but there he is: a robin.
He enjoyed a long drink but declined to immerse himself.
He may know that it is a tad early for that.
It may say 45 degrees, but yikes that wind is chilling. Just came back from a dog walk in the park and it felt very arctic.
ReplyDeletePretty ...British birds seem so drab
ReplyDeleteBluebirds and hummingbirds here
ReplyDeleteI saw 2 robins here today!
ReplyDeleteWe would have been happy to have that 45 degree morning temp. This morning it was 30 degrees here. Pretty cold for this temperate coastal zone. Lots of robins spend their winters here. They love scratching around for worms in the yard and checking out the pyracantha berries to get drunk on. Seriously.
ReplyDeleteRobin, when we lived in Phoenix, we used to watch the birds staggering around in the yard after feasting on our pyracantha bushes, so I know what you're talking about.
ReplyDeleteWell, I hate to burst your bubble about early robins. In Alberta , Canada we have a few robins that stay all winter. Most of them have enough good sense to stay in the south.
ReplyDeleteIt's still snowing here. This time out of the northwest, not one of yours.
ReplyDeleteForgive me for bragging about our high of 76 degrees yesterday! Not common for a Missouri February. I saw a hawk sailing in circles, low over a hay field.
ReplyDeleteI'm cold just thinking about immersion!
ReplyDeleteOh what a wonderful sight to see. I miss seeing robins. I have seen one or two down here but that is all.
ReplyDeleteSitting around like he owns the place, I see.
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