Mar
8
2011
It Must Be Almost Spring
Author: siggyIt must almost be spring. Today I saw a robin near our feeders. I ran out into the yard to make sure I was not mistaken and saw a pair of them hip hopping in the snow across the street. A little later both of them lit on our front white pine tree: I guess they could not find any food in the snow. I was thrilled. And brought them to my (???) attention of my wife. It was my first sighting of a robin this year. Both of them were pretty fat so they had no shortage of food. It was March 8 less than two weeks from spring.
Tags: almost spring, bird-feeders, bird-watching, birds, first robin, March, robin, snow, spring, white pine tree
March 21st, 2011 at 2:39 pm
This one made me laugh. Many years ago a friend of mine told me that if the first robin of spring that you saw was on the ground, it foretold bad news for you financially for the year. I did not want to believe it, so I spent springtime looking up, just in case. In North Carolina, robins come through on their way north, and they land in DROVES……..or HERDS, I think……and they ALL land on the lawn. I stand at the window and think of my friend and wonder what she would think of my financial future!