Frosty Days....

With the temperatures now around zero in the day and -4 at night we are trying to keep the bird feeding stations stocked up.



















Jerry took this nice shot of a Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Merry Christmas to one and all and wishing you health, wealth, success and most importantly happiness for 2008 and beyond. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Let it snow...let it snow.....

Yesterday our region had it's first serious snow of the year....it only snowed for the day but with temperatures now zero and below it's looking like it might be around for a few days yet....

















and the lake is slowly starting to freeze over....

Pelicans in December....

Beautiful weather today, which may account for the early return of some of the Pelicans. We saw a small group of around 20, not close to the breeding site but a little further out on the lake. They may be scouts just coming to check things out or they could be stopping off to refuel before heading further North. Either way they were a welcome sight. Close by we also saw 30 or so Egrets. There are a couple of Peli pics down this page but first you will see Mike accompanied by Peggy and our new dog Vladi strolling along the path.