It is quite early in Eastern NC to see spring colors as prominent as they are in late Feb./early March this year. The seven day span of 60+ temperatures in late February really kicked off early budding and flowering in the area. The soft pastel colors of spring are always fresh and refreshing after the dull grey/brown of late winter. In The Field, these early spring signs are prominent, with bright green grasses, red buds of the Maples, and the pink and white of early blooming trees. The spring bird migration is not yet in full flow. We are still seeing our winter birds and local residents. We are seeing the nesting behavior of some of our locals, and have seen strutting Turkeys and Bald Eagles on the nest. At The Field, I was pleasantly surprised to see a pair of Wood Ducks at their nest hole in a large Pine some 40 feet above the creek, and was able to get photos of the male. It is rare to see a Wood duck perched on a limb that high. The chicks are going to need a parachute!! All the pics below were taken at The Field in the past week.
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