vultures and cedar waxwings and hawks..oh my

Quick note to self...
The Cedar Waxwings are here! The Cedar waxwings are here!
i have never had them in my yard before.
They are exquisite.

this is from the web:

also, as per usual, the VULTURES arrived in windy style, rising on the flinthills thermals, the first of april.

This one let me photograph that mug for a long time....

A Hawk came and was diving and nosing (beaking?) about in the big burnpile,looking for rabbits.

i have a video of that and will post when i can...

Just when things seem cold, bleak, lifeless, Spring Just Comes.

By the way, if you need a great calendar, go here:

http://www.calendars.com/mobile/product_details.jsp?prodId=prod201500001714&catId=cat00188