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| DARK EYED JUNCO |
The inch of snow on the ground crunched underneath each footstep as Pheebs and I made our way to the Jeep this morning. Roads were a mixture of ice, snowy slush, and road salt. Skies were overcast with a few small patches of blue skies here and there. Temps were hovering around 28F. No snow in the air with brisk winds coming in off the vast open waters of Lake Huron.
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| OUR FRONT YARD THIS MORNING |
Goderich's Rotary Cove Road is still closed after last Sunday's storm. I suspect they have a big clean-up going along that road. Waves bashing the shoreline have been huge. Saw a large freighter standing offshore. Couldn't quite figure out if it was coming or going. No smoke coming out of the stack so it may not have been under power.
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| NO, THIS WINTER SCENE DID NOT SET OFF ANY CHRISTMAS CAROLS IN MY HEAD |
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| A LOT OF ROAD SALT ON THE ROADS |
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| I WASN'T SURE IF THIS LARGE FREIGHTER WAS LEAVING OR COMING INTO GODERICH'S HARBOR |
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| THIS IS A SECTION OF THE RE-BUILT SHORELINE |
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| THIS TUGBOAT (RIGHT) HEADING OUT OF THE HARBOR MAY BE ON ITS WAY TO ASSIST THAT LARGE FREIGHTER BACK-UP INTO THE HARBOR |
Pheebs and I were home shortly after 10 with only one brief cold and windy stop along the way. Wednesday's temps are predicted to be around 50F. We'll see. Skies partially cleared this afternoon and how nice of course to see the Sun again. Our dusting of overnight snow is slowly melting.
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| ROADS STILL SLOPPY ON OUR WAY BACK TO BAYFIELD |
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| SOME OF THAT ROAD SURFACE IS ICE |
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| A HEAVY CLOUD COVER FOR MOST OF THE DAY |
Since our weather has turned snowy cold, our birdfeeders are working overtime and I am kept busy keeping enough seeds in the feeders for the hungry gang of birds we have flocking in. Blue Jays, Cardinals, Juncos, Finches, Woodpeckers, Mourning Doves, Black Cap Chickadees, Tufted Titmouse, and a few other Sparrow like birds I don't recognize.
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| FEMALE CARDINAL |
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| MALE CARDINAL |
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| BLUE JAY |
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| RED BELLIED WOODPECKER |
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| RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH |
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| I KEEP FORGETTING WHAT BIRD THIS IS |
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| JUNCO |
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| DOWNIE WOODPECKER |
GROANER'S CORNER:(( It’s my wife’s birthday soon and she’s been leaving jewelry catalogs all over the house. She'll be happy to know I got the hint. I got her a magazine rack!
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Oh here I go about to cause some trouble. I don't get it. I wouldn't want to come here...yes, the temperatures here in central Texas are often not below freezing during the winter, or at least not for very long. (Well, I do remember the freeze of 83 when the two weeks around Christmas never got above freezing. Talk about busted pipes, even city mains.) But the positivity rate for covid has gone from 10% to 20 in the last month even in my little town. Oh well. I guess if you can afford to fly in and collect the keys to your RV you'll probably figure out many ways to be OK. Meanwhile, great bird photos! I look forward to more. I think you and yours have the resources (internal) to deal with the long winter ahead.
ReplyDeleteI believe your questionable bird is a Pine Siskin.
ReplyDeleteNot sure why the red-bellied woodpecker is call such when his head is red but his belly is white. LOL
ReplyDeleteGreat bird pictures though, I'm missing them where we are.
Yea.! The 1st appearance of the little black squirrel. So cute. 🎃
ReplyDeleteYou'll be able to entertain us with your stunning bird photos all winter! I wonder if that's a House Finch.
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed the great birdie pics and Mr. Black's portrait.
ReplyDeleteEnjoying your bird photos. The one you always forget is definitively a female Purple Finch.
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