Wild Bird Wednesday

This is what I woke up to this morning. There is at least 9" of snow on the ground. That doesn't count the amount we got since Friday since some of that has melted because the ground is still warm.

 

 

2 weeks ago as I was driving back from the transfer station to drop off some bags of plastic, I came upon this male Ring-necked pheasant along side of the road. He wasn't frightened when I stopped to take these pictures, so I'm sure he was a farm raised bird. He truly is a gorgeous specimen.

Happy Thanksgiving to all, and have a safe holiday.

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Tuesday 11-12-13

Earlier this morning, 25º, and  this shot was from my back yard. We got around 2 1/2" of snow last night. It really is beautiful, but the temps will be warming up towards the weekend, so it will all melt..

Now the sun shines on the fresh snow, although the clouds roll in and soon it gets dark again. Happy Tuesday everyone.

Monday11-11-13

 

This shot is on Lake Erie at Dunkirk, New York. Another dark and windy day. This is looking North over to Canada beyond the breakers..

 

In the next moment we might get clouds that look like this.

Earlier this Fall driving out in the country. Lots of hay stored for the winter.

                              This is my cat Azrael. She is a clown sometimes, but is a fierce hunter just the same.

The creek behind our house is running full after several days of heavy rain. I walk there often, and used to see lots of wildlife, but this year I've only seen a Great Blue heron one time.
Well, it's another dark, gloomy and windy day here. At 1pm it's only at 41 deg.

The weather is turning!

The weather out here is turning and I suppose it's to be expected, but the older I get the less I like winter. The dark clouds bring a hint of what's to come, but the sun shining on the Sycamore trees is welcome just the same.

 

 

 

I was driving past this pasture the other day when I spotted this horse with a Cattle egret resting on his back. By the looks of things, the egret has been there for a while. By now the egrets should have headed south, so maybe this one isn't feeling so well. This was taken on the southern shores of Lake Erie, about 200 yards from the water. I often have seen egrets late in summer in this area.

 

French Creek about 2 miles from my house. We have had quite a bit of rain lately and the creek is running fast.

 

Thursday afternoon

 

I saw this young buck yesterday on my way home from getting gas. Lets' hope he stays safe.

It's a gloomy day, and we are likely to get some snow tonight.

Wild Bird Wednesday

I really haven't seen any new birds around lately. All the summer birds have left, and all that is here right now, are the sparrows, a few chickadees, Downey woodpeckers, and lots of House finches. I saw this Red-headed woodpecker last summer while driving through a small town. It is a lifer for me, and I made a screeching turn off to the side of the road to get this picture. Good thing no-one was behind me. This sort of thing happens when you are forever on the search for a good photograph. Happy Wild Bird Wednesday, and to see lots more birds, click on over to http://paying-ready-attention-gallery.blogspot.com/

Here are a few of the cool mushrooms I found yesterday while stacking firewood. With colder weather right on our doorstep, I'm working a little every day in hopes to get it all stacked in the woodshed before snow fly.
Have a wonderful Monday.