Crops & Clips: March, 2012 Meme Mashup

My weekly potpourri gathered from the archives features... a look back at this month, March, three years ago. Trying to find a photo from that month that fits the respective themes (critters, fences, skies and reflections). I will attempt to get two photos for each meme, but am putting no limit on this first category, as there were just too many critters around. This month I had to search until March 18 to get one photo for each group. Some bittersweet comparisons about what has changed

CRITTER:

Our local pair of Bald Eagles started the month off very nicely, on March 1, 2012. As of March 1, 2015 the female (the bird at the top of this photo) had disappeared and the male has found a new companion, but she is probably too young and inexperienced to breed this year:

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A pair of Yellow-crowned Night-Herons displaying to each other on March 4, 2012. Sadly, there were none in the rookery area on March 1, 2015 and it may be abandoned due to herbicide treatment of the nest trees:



A pair of Common Ground-Doves on March 6, 2012 (do you detect a romantic sub-plot?):

 

A most unlikely pair, a Great Blue Heron roosting on a Mallard decoy, on March 2, 2012:



A pair of Purple Swamphens on March 9, 2012:



I can't resist throwing in this extra "pair" of delightful critters, a mom and calf along with a Cattle Egret, on March 9, 2012:




Least Bittern, March 18, 2012:



Marsh Rabbit coming out of the water, March 23, 2012:



The Night-Herons have eggs in their nests on March 27, 2012:



Linking to Misty's  CAMERA CRITTERS,

Linking to Eileen's SATURDAY'S CRITTERS,

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FENCE:

A pair of White-winged Doves, March 16, 2012:

A female Painted Bunting, March 18, 2012:



Linking to GOOD FENCES by Tex (Theresa). 

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SKYWATCH: 



A storm brewing on March 10, 2012:



Sunrise on March 16, 2012:




Linking to SKYWATCH FRIDAY by Yogi, Sylvia and Sandy

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REFLECTION:

Storm clouds reflecting on Harbour Lake wetlands, March 16, 2012:



Blue-winged Teal, March 18, 2012:




Linking to WEEKEND REFLECTIONS by James

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Also:

Linking to BirdD'Pot by Anni

Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday by Stewart

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Please visit the links to all these memes to see some excellent photos on display

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