Most of the snow that fell a few days ago has melted.  The grass is showing on the lawn again and the water dripped off the garage roof.  

The horses from the farm behind my yard came for a visit today as did the deer.  I saw the horses but the deer managed to make it in and out without me seeing them.  

The birds were having a feeding frenzy.  The chickadees flew in, grabbed a sunflower seed and then proceeded to find a hiding spot for it.  I knew that the bluejays hid their food but I had never witnessed the chickadees doing it.  One of them brought the seeds and lined them up in the track that the patio door slides in.

The yellow feathers of an evening grosbeak were easy to spot as it landed on a tray feeder.  It has been coming in solo.  I'm hoping that there will be a flock of them this winter.  It's been a few years since these beauties have been in the yard.

A pair of hairy woodpeckers fed at the suet and peanut feeders while the little downies pecked at the bark on the old poplar snag.

I saw a lone moose feeding in a willow thicket alongside the road on my travels today.  It was not bothered by the traffic that stopped to watch.

I'm looking forward to some outdoor time tomorrow.  My camera will be ready so I hope the wildlife will be cooperating.