Migration Begets Catkins

I found these mallard feathers in March. March is the month of Migration. The Spring Return often starts with the waterfowl first–geese, ducks, swans, osprey, eagles, herons, gulls, etc. As soon as the edges of the lakes start to melt, the waterfowl return.

April is the month of Catkins. And May is the month of Spring Ephemerals. Then it’s summer and all hell breaks loose.

female mallard feathers