Beloved Birds of a Beloved Season

While all of life is awakening and enlivening, so, too, are our beloved feathered friends. Spring and Summer are some of the best seasons to engage with nature and marvel at the miracle of Birds!

Why?

First, Colorado lies along the central flyway- one of four main paths that migratory Birds use when traveling between their breeding and nesting sites. While we have hundreds of year-round, resident species, in Spring, the biodiversity blossoms even more due to these intrepid avians arriving to build their nest or refuel for their journey further north.

Second, as Birds from all over are here and in search of nesting partners, their songs are even more bold and more frequent! From earlier in the day and in more locations, you'll hear Birds unashamedly singing and asserting their vitality to all who will listen.

Third, the Spring season emanates vibrancy! Just as many males will sing to impress females, they will also don their most bright plumage as demonstration of their health and virility. As a result, color moves and flashes across the landscape.

But the beauty does not end with Spring. As the season transitions into the boldness and brightness of Summer, we are then invited into the wondrous experience that is watching the next generation of Birds blossom. Those same Birds that arrived here in search of a partner and a place to raise this year's family, are now doing just that- teaching their fledglings to fly and forage on their own!

We invite you to attune to the language of nature by taking more time to look and listen. Sounds abound and radiance is blossoming and flying in abundance. We hope you enjoy the photos below of bright birdy friends we've made along the way.

A Northern House Wren Furnishes a Nest Box at the Nature Center

A Brown-headed Cowbird Gazes into the Distance

A Male Yellow Warbler Seen at the Nature Center

A male Yellow-breasted Chat on a Barren Tree

A Cedar Waxwing Has a Little Something in Their Beak

A Male Broad-tailed Hummingbird Has a Little Pollen on His Chin

A Male House Finch With an Orange Neck and Head

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Dori Edwards

Dori Edwards is communications manager at the Denver Audubon.