Having returned to Central Missouri for a few days, I have yet to see the sun. A low gray overcast and a snowy landscape have combined to produce a damp chill in the air; fortunately, there has been no significant wind to augment our discomfort.
Despite the ugly weather, a fair variety of songbirds have visited the yard, usually arriving in feeding groups; tufted titmice, chickadees, downy and red-bellied woodpeckers, Carolina wrens, northern cardinals, white-throated sparrows and dark-eyed juncos have been most common. As I write this post, a red-tailed hawk has settled in our black maple, oblivious of the wintry conditions.
Over the next two weeks, we will be traveling to and spending time in Northeast Ohio and the current forecast indicates that the dark, chilly days will persist. After all, this is mid winter in the Midwest and sunshine is often a rare commodity.
Despite the ugly weather, a fair variety of songbirds have visited the yard, usually arriving in feeding groups; tufted titmice, chickadees, downy and red-bellied woodpeckers, Carolina wrens, northern cardinals, white-throated sparrows and dark-eyed juncos have been most common. As I write this post, a red-tailed hawk has settled in our black maple, oblivious of the wintry conditions.
Over the next two weeks, we will be traveling to and spending time in Northeast Ohio and the current forecast indicates that the dark, chilly days will persist. After all, this is mid winter in the Midwest and sunshine is often a rare commodity.
