Love is in the air everywhere I look around
Love is in the air every sight and every sound

~Tom Jones, Love is in the Air

‘Tis the season when it’s not just Hallmark searching for love. My bird friends have also begun their early spring mating rituals. House wrens are tweeting their courtship serenades, ducks are building their nests, finches are pondering a selection of birdhouses, and male hummingbirds are showing off their flights of fancy as they climb up to 130 feet into the air, dive to the ground and then swoop back into the stratosphere. Here are a few photographs I’ve taken when I’ve been lucky enough to capture bird pairs. Love is in the air.

Take the road less traveled, Beth