To see again the northland spring

Northland spring, all right.

You can tell it's spring by the texture of the snow

Male Evening Grossbeak and a lifer

Just because there are lots doesn't mean they're not pretty

Grey Jay; for photography purposes a large and even more active chickadee

 I am fortunate in my friends and got up to Algonquin for some birding today.  Not an especially impressive list but Evening Grossbeak is a lifer and I hadn't seen a Grey Jay in thirty years.

Also, it was a really nice day for a walk in the woods, sudden path collapse to knee or hip deep snow notwithstanding.