The Color of Spring.....

- A beautiful spring day in southeast Tennessee....brilliant sunshine, a breeze, and the creeks are roaring after 2+" of rainfall last evening.

- The Redbuds (Cercis canadensis) are blooming currently, so the Flowering Dogwoods (Cornus florida) are sure to follow soon.... in fact, some dogwoods are already blooming in the lower elevations.

- It is a great time of year to be a birder....lots of activity. Most all species are in the process of nest building, egg laying, or courtship displays. Saw an Osprey in flight over the Sequatchie Valley this morning, and a Bald Eagle was seen near Lake George, within our properties, last week.

PHOTOS....top to bottom.....

- The Northern Mockingbird (Genus: Mimus)....our state bird....uncommon on feeders....but perhaps curiosity got the best of this one....

- A never ending battle....this Gray Squirrel would not be denied my sunflower seeds.....

- Two male Purple Finches and a male Goldfinch.....

- Two male and two female Goldfinches.....

- What more can I say? Is this the most striking of all the birds? Typically nervous on my feeders, and they never hang around for very long.....this male Red-Headed Woodpecker seemed to be enjoying a rather peaceful moment atop my suet cake.....