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Monday, January 23, 2023

Birds in the Snow (from the back door)

 


After yesterday's Chiricahua adventure that included hours of cold, wet feet, and this morning's hour-long walk in snow and cold wind, I had no desire to bundle up to try for good photographs of birds at the feeders, but it was interesting to see that gusting snow did not keep a gang of hungry house finches from collecting. I ventured no farther than the back door, standing there in my slippers, the door open just long enough for a click!

Later, as the wind was abating, the snowstorm winding down, I opened the back door again and aimed at the feeders. Wasn't this cardinal the clever fellow, though? Posing against the white background!





4 comments:

  1. Is snow unusual? The cardinal is beautiful!!

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  2. Occasional snow in winter is not unusual at this elevation, Dawn. It's an unusual year when there is NO winter snow -- and not good, either, as snowmelt can be as important as rain for the desert.

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  3. Great shot, Pamela. I was surprised at there being snow too.

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  4. It is having NO snow in winter that is strange. The surprise for Michigan people is the combination of snow and sun.

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