Snowshoe hare in transition

Yesterday was a brutally hot day, the thermometer in the shade read 80F. The ponds were screaming with spring peepers and wood frogs, birds were chasing each other in fights over territories, and one big bunny was hopping about.

Snipe

Thursday, April 10, I took a drive out to Amherst Island. Along the backroads I spotted this snipe sitting atop a signpost.

Along the shoreline, I also got close enough to this songsparrow to get a shot.