Early June is a great time to be outside in Vermont – birds are still singing, young ones are clamoring for food, and everything is lush and green – but ticks abound.
Song Sparrows are everywhere with youngsters trying out the voices.A new crop of Cedar Waxwings made a cameo appearance the other morning.This juvenile Baltimore Oriole hiding in the brush was one of several.Threatened by loss of habitat, Bobolinks are wonderful birds – so much fun to listen to and watch.
Just up the trail, these three gals watched us with great interest. Ginger, on her leash, likewise was ready to play but we moved on.
The Jersey breed was developed so that dairy producers would have “less cow to feed, more cow to milk.” Ginger pausing on one of the East Montpelier trails.
