Although the rest of the nation may still be stuck in winter mode, our trip to Belfair this morning confirmed that it is, indeed, spring here.
Canada Geese were nesting:

while Mallard ducklings were dodging between reeds:

Gold crowned sparrows pecked at emerging flowers and leaves:

and this White Crowned Sparrow, obviously realizing I had never seen one before, kept his distance to ensure I wouldn’t get too good of a picture:
