Windsor (Map 13)

Groundhogs and Mourning Doves.

Its Mid-February, the ground in our fields is darn near bare. Its been a snow drought lately, but we certainly haven’t seen any groundhogs here so: regarding the length of time till spring, your guess is as good as mine. But the mourning doves?

They seem plentiful and are presenting themselves earlier than I remember. I’ve lived here for 26 winters and can’t ever remember a time when these birds were so present every morning in February.

What does this mean? Perhaps its the exposed gravel in the driveway. Perhaps the grain in our exposed feeders for geese and ducks make their lives easier, and maybe its something else. For some reason though, I think these birds and an early spring are synonymous with each other. Maybe I’m just hoping…
PSH