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The Harbinger of Spring
In our area it is the Eastern Redbud.
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03-09-2022, 10:46 AM
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The Western Redbuds are flowering, too.
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03-09-2022, 11:48 AM
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I loved seeing the redbuds every year in college in NC. Around here it's the citrus that announces spring's arrival. The air is filled with heavy fragrance for weeks.
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03-09-2022, 12:36 PM
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My area is blessed with Bluebirds and happily a small flock of Cedar Waxwings enjoyed the birdbath! ![Blow Kisses](http://www.orchidboard.com/community/images/smilies/blow_kisses.gif)
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03-09-2022, 12:47 PM
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I loved seeing the redbuds every year in college in NC. Around here it's the citrus that announces spring's arrival. The air is filled with heavy fragrance for weeks.
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When I lived in the Central Valley it was almond blossoms. Then cherries right behind them!
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The thieving red-winged blackbirds are back here in MI.
Always scaring the goldfinches away from the feeder. Not a fan.
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03-09-2022, 06:19 PM
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The thieving red-winged blackbirds are back here in MI.
Always scaring the goldfinches away from the feeder. Not a fan.
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But their song is one of the most complex I know. That and the western meadowlark.
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For me, here, Spring is when the Houbara start courting. This YouTube video was recorded (not by me) in the field next to my house on the day I moved in, back in 2016.
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