A peripatetic ruby-crowned kinglet (Corthylio calendula) momentarily stops to sing in a forsythia bush, its red crown shining in winter morning light.
Ruby-crowned kinglets typically inhabit northern North America. I spotted this male, however, much farther south (in DeKalb County, Georgia, USA), where it was probably preparing for its imminent migration back north.
26 February 2025.
A copse of Callery pear trees (Pyrus calleryana) is limned by low-angle late-afternoon late-winter sun on the shores of Postal Pond.
Although beautiful when blooming, Callery pear trees —also known as Bradford pears— are considered invasive in the eastern and midwest United States. Plus, they stink!
Decatur Legacy Park: City of Decatur, Georgia, USA. 7 March 2025.
Native to China, a flowering quince shrub (Chaenomeles speciosa) blooms in winter, far from home.
Briarlake Forest Park: DeKalb County, Georgia, USA. 25 February 2025.
DeKalb County, Georgia, USA. 1 March 2025.
Mural and cityscape, up high.
As seen through the windows of the Skyway —connecting the Anne Cox Chambers Wing and Wieland Pavilion— of the High Museum of Art: Atlanta, Georgia, USA. 9 February 2025.
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