spring on the prairie

woo hoo! back in fairfield

 it's spring- things are greening up

 and there's more water on the marsh

which means great bird watching

 yellow headed blackbirds- females

  

and the showier males

stilts

 sandhill cranes

meadowlarks

barn swallows

hawks (this is a swainson's)

in the fields, a litter of fox kits

oh, and we got work done too- cleaned & steve got baseboards painted & down in much of upstairs. those photos aren't nearly as much fun tho!