Saturday April 6th was the day Spring finally seemed to arrive in Central New York after what seemed like an endless March and a couple late snow storms.
So to shake off the cabin fever, and pass the time while waiting to be crushed by the defeat of my Syracuse Orange, I went to my local nature center to take a walk through the bog and watch the feeder birds.
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There wasn't much in the way of wild life around, too many screaming kids, babbling couples, and joggers, so I concentrated on the things most people would ignore...
Things like new growth, moss, fungi, dead trees, etc.
It was hard to get shots of this pool without ripples, the catfish were chasing the shiners right out of the water...
On the the feeder birds. Beaver Lake has a great feeder viewing area.
The Goldfinches are starting to get their spring colors.
White-breasted Nuthatch
Lots of Black-capped Chickadees
The Red-bellied Woodpecker was very shy...
The Downy was not...
Slate-colored Juncos are usually darker than this...
Red-brested Nuthatches might be my favorite bird...