Tennessee - Strut Your Spring Stuff (Kingsport, Livingston: living, areas, top)

[alleycat]

I meant "build a nest with", of course. Hey, it was 4:41 in the morning when I wrote that.

[LauraC]

Originally Posted by alleycat

Great photos, Laura, but that's not a robin in your first set.

The Jay just looks like he's got a grass stem to buy a nest with.

AWK! You are right. Here's the robin and he's the skinniest one I've seen since I have been here.



If you want to see a big honkin' robin - we apparently grow them bigger in Oak Ridge than Norris. When I first saw this guy, two weeks ago from a distance, I wondered what the big bird was. When I got closer I couldn't believe it was a robin. He was just huge.

[Bear Creek]

One of the fields, taken this morning. Soon, it will be tillled. On the plateau.[IMG][/IMG]

[Bear Creek]

Another field. [IMG][/IMG]

[Bear Creek]

This is Ethel, getting low to the pond. Her and Fred are getting ready for nesting time.[IMG][/IMG]

[AlisonL]

Originally Posted by Bear Creek

One of the fields, taken this morning. Soon, it will be tillled. On the plateau.[IMG][/IMG]

Oooh nice to see what green grass looks like. Still alot of snow here, but its melting fast!

[alleycat]

Originally Posted by Bear Creek

Another field. [IMG][/IMG]

Bear, if you clipped that photo just to the left of the flowering tree (even clip just a bit of the tree limbs if needed) and a little to the right of the old house, with only about 1/3 of the grass showing, it would come close to being a pretty nice "artistic image".

[MooksterL1]

LauraC,
In your group of the blue/purple flowers, the first pic, the flowers are bluebells.
Lovely photos, by the way!

[alleycat]

Bear's photo clipped. Click to enlarge.

[LauraC]

Originally Posted by MooksterL1

LauraC,
In your group of the blue/purple flowers, the first pic, the flowers are bluebells.
Lovely photos, by the way!

You know, I think this was the first time I had seen multi-colored different flowers coming from the same stem. I appreciate the ID.