Not Yet Spring, 2016, Archival Digital Print

It’s a quiet Sunday except for the big flock of Grackles who are talking to each other and have been gathering each morning as they feed on the ground.  They were gone before I could get the camera.  They made a startling blanket of glistening black on the ground around seven a.m.  This shot on the left is where they were earlier.  I am surprised to see them this early though they must know more about Spring’s arrival than I.  Handsome birds, in Virginia last year I didn’t spot a single one until June.  Tomorrow morning I will have the camera at the ready.  Stay tuned.