Redbud Reunion

Welcome back.

Verona, Wisconsin, May 2011. A Goldfinch lands on the new Redbud. This year, the tree is blooming about six weeks earlier than normal. And the birds are back.

Oriole Reunion

Verona, Wisconsin, May 2012. A visitor returns to the Redbud.

Colorless Reunion

Verona, Wisconsin, February 1, 2015. The wind during this weekend's snowstorm blew our bird feeder off the Redbud.

Welcome Back

Verona, Wisconsin, May 2015. One of the Goldfinches has returned to a favorite spot: the Redbud.

Bluebird Reunion

I recently posted a 2009 photo of a bluebird to welcome the first day of Spring.

Today, a bluebird landed on the new Redbud:

Verona, Wisconsin, March 2012. This little fellow seems to watch me as I blog.

Youngster

Verona, Wisconsin, May 2016. Another youngster pauses on the Redbud.

Robin in the Redbud

Verona, Wisconsin, April 28, 2016. Shake off the raindrops.

Shared Space

Verona, Wisconsin, May 2014. The Redbud is not blooming yet, but the visitors have returned.

Redbud Time

University of Wisconsin—Madison, May 2007. The Redbuds are in bloom on campus as the spring semester ends. Last year—during our crazy-warm spring—the trees bloomed at the end of March.

Sing-Along Reunion

Verona, Wisconsin, April 2016. The Redbud hosts another visitor.

Shared-Space Reunion

Verona, Wisconsin, November 2014. There's room on the Redbud for more than one.

"[W]e must be in the middle of a migration."

That's what usoniaboy said when he noticed how many goldfinches we have this year.

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Verona, Wisconsin, May 2014. The Redbud is starting to show some growth.

Nippy

Verona, Wisconsin, February 2008. The little Redbud stood alone.

Welcome, Spring.

The bluebird of happiness has found you.

Verona, Wisconsin, April 2009. A bluebird lands on our still-dormant Redbud.