Spring Must Be Here!

On my way back to Cedar Key from the Refuge this morning, I saw a Swallowtail Kite!  This is the earliest I have ever seen one back.   In the past few years, they have been sighted the first few days of March, and usually by then there are more signs of spring.  There are very few flowers blooming in the butterfly garden or throughout the refuge, but take heart!  The arrival of the Swallowtail Kites means that spring is very, very close!