Digital Speed Challenge #460 Spring has sprung

Spring has sprung. Show me your impressions of the season.

The challenge begins when posted, and will end on Monday May 1 at 1700 (5 PM) CDT The winner will be announced shortly thereafter.

CHALLENGE RULES:
1. Camera: Any DIGITAL CAMERA is allowed, (not just DSLR)
2. Time: Any on-topic photo taken at any time is eligible, although photos that have won other competitions should NOT be entered.
3. Size: See standard P.O.T.N. Image Posting Rules.
4. Post Processing: Do whatever you like and the host will decide if it works.
5. Posting: ONE PHOTO per photographer in each challenge.
6. Details: Show camera model & lens used. Post brief EXIF data including ISO, shutter speed and aperture used.
7. Commenting: Please, NO COMMENTING DURING CHALLENGE feel free to comment in this thread after a winner is declared.
8. Content: Keep it clean, and both Family and Work safe.
9. Have questions? PM me.
10. Have FUN!

* THE WINNER ALWAYS SETS THE THEME FOR THE NEXT CHALLENGE, POSTS IT AND JUDGES IT - BE PREPARED! A new challenge should be posted ASAP after you have been declared the winner.

Springtime in the desert

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/RWDR​Q4

Favorite Place to be in Late Spring

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/tsrD​9N

Cherry Blossoms

A sure sign of spring!

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/SXmm​Me

Wild azalea -- Pentax K30/Tamron 28-105

This Week: First Of The Buds, Last Of The Snow

Red-winged Blackbird
Harbinger of Spring

Ok sorry for the delay,
Work and all.

Man you ALL made this really tough.

I gotta go with Tom. That bird is just SCREAMING Spring has Sprung.

With scatter a VERY CLOSE second. Both are wonderful images as are all that posted this week. Thanks for the participation and congrats to everyone.

airfrogusmc wrote in post #18344753
....I gotta go with Tom. That bird is just SCREAMING Spring has Sprung....

Congratulations to Tom! Those birds are a welcome sign of spring each year here, too, and screaming is indeed a good description of their "song".

teekay wrote in post #18344780
Congratulations to Tom! Those birds are a welcome sign of spring each year here, too, and screaming is indeed a good description of their "song".

TK I loved your image to....

Congratulations Tom.

Kudos, Tom. Great image. Perfect timing.

Love teekay's and Scatter's shots, too.

Looking forward to the next topic, Tom.

Good stuff everyone. I had a really hard time this week because of the quality of the work from everybody including you Mark.

Thanks, Allen.

Wow! Thanks, Allen. Such nice work form everybody. It looks like we are all happy that spring has sprung!

I will think of a new challenge and get it up as soon as possible........please be patient with me - very busy couple of days that I'm in the midst of.

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