Wallace Lake

The weather is a bit nicer now and I was able to take the camera out to a new location at Wallace Lake. I even found a few new-to-me birds!

Robin. Toby really likes these guys. I was hoping we might get a nest in our tree, but there is probably just too much activity on our street. 

This bufflehead is a new one for me. I couldn't get a great picture because it was really far, but luckily it is easy to ID. Also someone else a the park told me it was there. 

I occasionally see goldfinches a the feeder so I wasn't expecting one on my walk today. I think they are really lovely though. 

It feels like no walk is complete without a cardinal. This one got caught in a shower and we both had to sit and wait for the rain to stop. 

A red-winged blackbird looking a bit ominous. These are also pretty loud.

Very rarely I see something that isn't a bird. This is the first time I have seen one of these little squirrels so close to home. 

I just love the tufted titmouse. I could sit and take pictures of them all day.

This one is a nuthatch. I didn't get any really good pictures of it. 

This is a ruby-crowned kinglet, another new-to-me bird. 

The Virginia bluebell was particularly pretty today .

Lastly, another red-winged blackbird. I was almost tricked by the bright yellow dandelion.