You Know its Spring In Alaska When?

When the eagle is actually sitting on the

 "Eagle Tree"

This tree is pretty empty during the cold winter months.

Now that warmer air is moving in, there is actually time for them to sit and enjoy

the warm sunshine.

When you find a tuft of moose hair hanging on a twig.

That can only mean one thing....the moose are starting to loose their winter coats!

No need for all that warmth in the land of the midnight sun.

When little birds like chickadees and nuthatches

 start checking out the bird house.

When there are little avalanches on south facing slopes.

When some of the lake ice starts to recede.

 Soon the migratory birds 

will be making their way back to Alaska.  

This year we had a couple of swan and duck families stay the winter.

And last and I think most important is that the rabbits are starting to

show a hint of brown in their ears!!

That's when you know spring is truly on its way!!!