Signs of Spring
Although winter has held us in its clutches for far too long, spring is starting to show itself. The land is thawing, the earth is awakening and the silent skies are once again filled with song. Here are a few photos of spring's subtle arrival on the ranch.
Above image is of a sharp-tailed grouse with a meadowlark to the right. The male grouse will soon start dancing on the "dancing grounds"—posturing and sparing with other males in hope of luring a mate.
This meadowlark arrived a couple of weeks ago and can often be found on his new "Conservation Easement Boundary" perch—singing his beautiful song, claiming his territory. The meadowlark and the grouse are both ground-nesting birds.
Most of the buffalo have returned home from their winter grazing pasture on the Buffalo Gap National Grasslands. They are as fat as bears, the mothers heavy with calves. Soon, very soon - new baby buffaloes!
Spring isn't spring without robins. Always the first to arrive. Welcome home.
They sky has started to soften with its pastel colors, illuminating a hint of green on the prairie.
Wishing you all a wonderful weekend and a wonderful spring.
Thank you for sharing your spring with this Easterner! Lots of robins and other songbirds are around as well as a frisky fox!
Thank you. Great way to keep in touch and love the photo of the bison. Hope to get there one day. Take care.
What a beautiful, peaceful place. Hope you send spring our way here in Ohio!
how instantaneous, it seems, when new spring life emerges every year and we find ourselves surprised by it each time. and thank you, Jill, for the wonderful pix, a small peep of what it must be like to live so near to heaven.
So, Spring is slowly coming into view – and always a welcome sight and feel for the two of us. Though we live in Arizona, we still love the songs, flowers, longer days of daylight, and the coming in of this wonderful time of the year. Thank you so much for showing us how beautiful the early spring is at the ranch. Those wonderful buffalo coming back from winter grazing must mean a lot for your family – and ours. The birds and your info on them are special. Looking forward to receiving our first order from Wild Buffalo this week.