North 40 – Page 3 – CrazyM Bird & Nature Photography

Savannah Sparrow

It was overcast and windy most of the day, but I did manage a brief walk later this afternoon. I headed out to the North 40 to check on new songbird arrivals. There were noticeably more Yellow-rumped Warblers than on my last visit. As they were sticking to the tree tops hawking for insects, there were no decent photo opportunities. The only subject willing to cooperate,

… was this Savannah Sparrow. There are lots of them in the area now and will usually be found lower down. Much better than shooting up into a grey sky.

Red-tailed Hawk

It did perk up as the day progressed and I headed out to the North 40. The goal being to see if any new song birds had shown up. Other than the arrival of some Rufous Hummingbirds, it was mostly the usual suspects. As is also the norm for this area, there were lots of raptors overhead.

The only shot of the afternoon was this of a Red-tailed Hawk.

Butterflies

Pretty hard not to be out enjoying a day like today. While spring has sprung, it was still fairly quiet on the birding front. The Ruby-crowned Kinglets were not cooperating and neither was a great looking Audubon’s Yellow-rumped Warbler. Fortunately there was some other colourful things flitting about.

A couple of different types of butterfly were active in the area.

Another sign spring is here and they provided a pleasant diversion for the afternoon.