You know it must be Spring when Woody The Woodpecker comes out of hiding!
Beautiful!! We see a lot of these woodpeckers during the Spring and Summer months in our backyard.
Male Pileated Woodpeckers have a red stripe from their bill outward, while female Pileated Woodpeckers do not, but both the male and females have the red crest on top of their heads. We aren’t sure if this one is a male or female because it is a bit hard to make out in the picture whether this one has a red stripe from the bill. It looks like it does, but I’m not positive. Anyone know? I had to zoom in this photo a lot and unfortunately the quality isn’t that great!
Yesterday, Eric and I had Spring Fever pulsing through our veins and we went on three walks! It wasn’t even warm out, but we just needed to get in the sunshine and feel it on our faces. I’m pretty sure our neighbours think we are crazy, although I’m sure they have known for a while after seeing me take pictures of my food all last summer.
The conclusion: I really love walking and I don’t do it enough! It also seemed to help the horrible cramps I had yesterday too.
When we returned, a plate full of freshness was just what the Doctor ordered.
And then I fell asleep at 8:30pm on the couch, stumbled up to bed at midnight, and woke up just after 7am. I guess my body needed one last hibernation for the Winter? At any rate, I feel like a new girl today.
The fresh dill I bought from the grocery store just keeps on ticking. Luckily, it seems to be keeping quite fresh in the crisper. I have had lemon dill hummus on my mind all week long, so I used my Favourite Hummus recipe and added a bunch of fresh dill to it.
Spring Fever Lemon Dill Hummus
- 1 batch of My Favourite Hummus
- 1 cup fresh dill, large stems removed and minced
You simply prepare the hummus according to the directions here and add in the minced dill and process it some more until combined. Easy peasy!
It turned out great with a very fresh dill flavour. Two thumbs up!
We are off for our first hike of the season today. I wish it was warmer out (it’s about –4C right now), but we’ll have to bundle up and make do. I’ll bring the camera along and hopefully we will see some fun creatures out and about celebrating the first day of Spring!
Yummy hummus!! I love to have different types of hummus in my back pocket.
I have been LOVING all of the birds that have come out in our yard in recent weeks! Outside of my office window, I have a ledge that I fill with birdseed, and I could watch them for hours! It’s not very conducive to getting work done though, ha!
fresh dill is so good, and definitely has a great fresh flavor! i never thought to add it to hummus, but i’ve been craving the homemade stuff so i’ll have to hit that up :)
What a beautiful sign of spring with the woodpecker! And I completely agree on the walking… something about the warm weather makes it THAT much easier to get out for a walk. I have loved walking for years and put in the effort to go for one every day.
Such a great use of that dill! Fabulous photos!
xxoo
Heather
More dill! I love it. So good.
Yum! I”ve been on a dill kick — eating dilly beans and making a dill yogurt sauce to go along w/ falafel. This hummus looks so yummy — lemon and dill are a lovely combination!
I’ve heard these woodpeckers but I’ve rarely (if ever) seen them!! Awesome pictures!
I just bought some dill yesterday and this looks like an awesome way to use it!
Happy first day of spring!! :D
I’m in your neck-of-the-woods too, and I YEARN for some warm weather! Isn’t it nice to see the birdies back? And the snow is almost gone. I’m going to get outside for a long walk today too. Shame we have to bundle up to do it.
I love walking too and find I don’t do enough of it in the winter. I love fresh dill!
Love fresh dill! Mmmm.
I went for a big walk yesterday too, but it’s a bit warmer out west…about 11 degrees! :)
nice! It was 13 here Friday but unfortunately a cold front moved in. Oh well, I’ll take the sun I guess :)
Hummus never gets old. Looks yummy! Lemon and dill are such a classic combination. I’ve put them both in yogurt dip before, but I’ve never added dill to hummus!
Hummus never gets old. Looks yummy! Lemon and dill are such a classic combination. I’ve put them both in yogurt dip before, but I’ve never added dill to hummus!
Mmm hummus, one of my favorites. I love the freshness of the lemon and dill.
I love dill and can’t wait to try this hummus! :-)
Lemon + Dill + Hummus — that is pure comfort food for me. I can’t wait to make this — so missing my Cuisinart right now :) Have a great hike.
this reminds me abt the Ornithology course i had enrolled at York U thinking it would be super interesting & an easy A….yes, that was my motivation to enrol in courses back then, HAAA!!….interesting it was but not an easy A!! we froze our behinds off in the winter counting species outside for our project and our lab exam totally blind sided us….we were given bird dolls and had to provide latin names, the habitat, eating habits of these birds!! ooooff!! :/
Have a great hike today Ange! Your hummus just gave me a great idea – I just bought some fennel for salads and the fronds are ok as a garnish, but I do have a lot of them! I’m thinking about mixing them into some hummus like you’ve done with the dill. Thanks for the inspiration! I’m glad you’re feeling better! :)
If the male bird has the red bit and the female doesn’t, it’s probably a display feature – to attract other females :)
Love that recipe!
Now that is a woodpecker! Whoa!
How refreshing, dill and lemon, yes!