May, 2010 Edition
April has brought us one of the nicest springs in many years. It has been mild and the flora and fauna have responded beautifully. Here we see a male Cardinal singing his territorial song as he and his mate set up housekeeping. For more such sights, see Spring Birds.
A cluster of Blue Bells greets us on a warm April day. The spring wildflowers have never been more prolific or beautiful than they are this spring. See Spring Wildflowers I to sample some of these delights.
A Chipmunk hunts for seeds to eat, having recently emerged from hibernation. See Odds and Ends to find pictures of more rodents and other odd creatures enjoying the spring.
A wild Redbud tree reminds us that not all the spring blossoms are on the forest floor; some are on trees. See Spring Trees for more trees in bloom.
The pair of Cooper's Hawks we reported on last month have settled in. Here the male keeps watch near the nest. See Cooper's Hawks for their latest doings.
These Spring Beauties are among the 18 varieties of flowers we have this month, so many that we only have room for one picture of each variety. See Spring Flowers II for the rest of them.
Screen Savers
This month, Birds of Madison County brings you three high resolution pictures. Clicking on one of the images below will cause the corresponding high resolution image to be downloaded to your browser. You may save this image by dragging it to your desktop or using the "SAVE" command on the File menu. These images are large and may require a little time to download, depending on the speed of your Internet connection. The size of the picture in pixels and of the file in bytes is given for each picture.AOL Users should use Internet Explorer instead of AOL's browser to download these images.
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Crab Apple
The white blossoms of a Crab Apple tree make a perfect contrast with the deep blue spring sky.
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Trillium
With three leaves and a single three-petaled flower, Trillium is well named.
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Redbud
A Redbud tree adds a splash of color to the woods along Shadyside Lake.
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Tom and Jean Harbron
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