Brian, our tender "webfoot" (Willamette Valley born and raised), declared he wasn't going outside; said it was "too cold to sustain life." Ha! I guess we need to take him back to Minnesota in the winter. Just for a visit, though; the year and a half Rick and I lived there right after vet school gave us enough extremes to last me a lifetime. But it did give us the advantage of experience, and acquiring much of the cold-weather gear and tools that make it easier/safer/warmer to live through our occasional cold snaps here.
Despite the cold, it was a beautiful, sunny day. I managed to capture some surprisingly good shots through our dirty windows; these wild birds are today's treasures:
That's it for today from . . .
5 comments:
How exciting to see a hummingbird at this time of year! I'm glad you have feeders out for them during those cold snaps - must be tricky for them to find nectar at those times. I'm sure the sheep enjoy it though - not so warm in their woolly coats!
Uh-oh, if you really do get that much predicted ice, the only thing to do is stay home . . . and safe. We have a low of -3 here (NE corner of Mn, Jean, and we are NOT known as the Banana Belt!) this morning now at 8 a.m. Supposedly, it's gonna warm up tomorrow. I'm ready.
Jean, we have overwintering hummers – although I'm not sure they signed up for our current conditions; ha! The other bird is a female Red-Shafted Northern Flicker, joined in the last photo by a male, although it's hard to see his red "moustache."
Yep, the sheep are unfazed, Claire!
No ice yet, Mama Pea; just an inch or so of snow. Still, the road was too slick to make it up our hill in my car; Rick had to tow me up again.
From the news reports it sounds like you got that ice storm. Stay warm and dry my friend. T.
beautiful photos of beautiful birds. cold here as well and supposed to be even colder tonight. my water pipes froze and burst, need to find someone to fix them. my abilities aren't that good.
Happy Holydays to you and yours.
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