Yellow flower buds on tree? - Photograph

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I was scanning the daytime sky for the moon yesterday when I noticed this tree in my yard seemed to have flower buds (for leaves) growing on it. I zoomed in on it to take this photograph. I never noticed this growth on the tree in previous years, so I hope it's normal, because it's far too early for Spring leaves on the trees here. My daffodils have started growing, but that's normal for them. The trees around here don't usually have full leaves until early May, and the growth probably starts in the late March/early April timeframe.