Sweet Songs of Spring

March 14, 2026

One of the things I’ve missed the most over the past winter was that of birds singing. When we’ve taken our chilly walks around the lakes where we live, the wildlife seemed to have disappeared. And with the trees and grass appearing brown and gray, it was rather bleak-looking.

But now that spring is right around the corner, the natural world has come alive again! And I love it!!

One of the goals I set for myself when I retired last summer was to be able to recognize 5 new birds by their song only. And with the help of a handy dandy app I found, I am doing fairly well.

One of the most striking birds we’ve encountered in our woods is the Pileated Woodpecker, pictured above. This photo was not taken by Terry although he tried to photograph one but the bird was just too camera shy.

This particular breed of woodpecker mates for life and shares in all duties of life from excavating cavities in trees to create a new home every year, incubating the eggs, and feeding the nestlings. How sweet is that?!

On to my next goal: learning to play the harmonica. Poor Terry!!