I saw two swallows today

[camille1585]

Originally Posted by Bulbopedilum

Not sure what spring is for me

Though since I am (just barely, latitude -7.7156) in the southern hemisphere I guess spring is around September-October or whenever it's fall for Americans.

Aren't your seasons just wet and dry over there, or is there a bit of other seasonal variation?

[Bulbopedilum]

Originally Posted by camille1585

Aren't your seasons just wet and dry over there, or is there a bit of other seasonal variation?

Yes, pretty much just wet and dry.
Wet is the equivalent of winter and temps drop a bit and dry season is the equivalent of summer and temps rise a bit.
BUUUT nights are a bir hotter in the wet season than in dry season.
I think.

[katrina]

Originally Posted by Dollythehun

When the juncos go home, I'll believe it's spring.😁

The juncos are year round residents at our "bird food court". I know spring is just around the corner when I start seeing the ducks and Canada geese returning.

[Dollythehun]

Yes, everyone is pairing up! We have crocus and the daffs are up a few inches. I forced magnolias inside this year, for a touch if spring. But our juncos are still here, call them to you Katrina, because it is very cold here.

[No-Pro-mwa]

I've had a couple of junco's in the last few days. I think they are so cute. We also have robins and I have been trying to figure out what to feed the poor things. They do eat the Russian olive's and I bit the bullet and bought meal worms. I'm not ever sure they are eating them and the things cost me an arm and leg.

It will be a while before we have tulips and such.

[Dollythehun]

Well, robins are mainly bug eaters. One thing I do know is they love, love, love, fresh water. If you have a bird bath put it out! One Robin can bathe energetically enough to nearly drain a bird bath. The bluebirds eat our meal worms, it's worth it!

[rbarata]

This little guy, they winter here from Canada.

Nice colors they have.

[Dollythehun]

They look soft and gentle, don't they?

[Leafmite]

Originally Posted by Dollythehun

Well, robins are mainly bug eaters. One thing I do know is they love, love, love, fresh water. If you have a bird bath put it out! One Robin can bathe energetically enough to nearly drain a bird bath. The bluebirds eat our meal worms, it's worth it!

Robins absolutely love berries and cherries. They come from all over the neighborhood to eat our fruit. The robins start on our strawberries, move on to the red currents, then get the cherries, next eat all the black and red raspberries and finish off with the blue berries...unless we cover the fruit with netting. The other birds that come to our yard tend to leave the fruit mostly alone and eat seed and insects. If you want to attract robins, just plant berries and cherries.

[Dollythehun]

I agree, Leafmite. The image that made me say that was this: I was weeding a strip of flowerbed along our former house. A Robin was standing on the sidewalk waiting for me to toss him worms, which he gobbled up. However, they make short work of our numerous service berry tree's berries. (My, that was an akward sentence).