Summer is coming too fast.

Readers have slowed down quite a bit so I figured I'd wait until I had some fun pictures of spring birds before posting. The spring has started out fantastic for upland bird hunters. We've been seeing a lot of everything and are now awaiting the big game babies as well as the upland babies. Here's a few of the boys out there doing there job.
Let's start with some Gobbling Jakes.

                                                                 Next a strutting blue grouse.

       A ruff grouse that charged me to keep me from his ladies.
                                                                             

And of course the big rooster pheasant watching over his harem.     
                                                                               

The quail haven't completely paired up but I'm seeing plenty of them.

Although we've seen lot's of huns this year we haven't been able to catch one for a still picture.
                                                                                 

This turkey came eye to eye with Conner and myself.

And of course there is my favorite among the upland birds.

The geese have already started hatching and pooping all over the place.

So, like I mentioned, Spring has really had a strong start with lot's of early moisture. We should have a very strong hatch but I'm not sure we'll have the big number of birds with the recent trend in our weather. It's getting warm and dry way too soon. We need moisture to keep insects coming for protein for the young birds. So keep your fingers crossed that we get some more moisture in the next couple of months.