Birds in a snow storm
Dec 13, 2013 21:33:01 #
Tresed47
Loc: Pennsylvania USA
Last weekend we had our first significant snow. I went out for a walk and was able to photograph a couple of small birds braving the frigid temperatures and snow.
Chipping sparrow
Female dark-eyed junco
Dec 13, 2013 21:36:05 #
I've always wondered if puffed up feathers really keep a bird warm? But I guess so ....... I have a goose down winter coat that keeps me toasty even in zero degree weather.
Dec 13, 2013 21:45:00 #
Tresed47 wrote:
Last weekend we had our first significant snow. I went out for a walk and was able to photograph a couple of small birds braving the frigid temperatures and snow.
Good photos. Poor birdies. And I thought mine looked cold braving the 45 degree winds.
Dec 13, 2013 21:54:17 #
Dec 13, 2013 21:54:57 #
Good for you, Tresed47! I didn't see one bird on my walk! Very nice shots!
Dec 14, 2013 09:45:12 #
Tresed47
Loc: Pennsylvania USA
sailorsmom wrote:
Good for you, Tresed47! I didn't see one bird on my walk! Very nice shots!
Thanks for the kind comments. I should probably mention that the light was very bad so I used fill flash for these shots
Dec 14, 2013 09:47:35 #
Tresed47
Loc: Pennsylvania USA
Linda From Maine wrote:
The junco is super! Such fast-moving birds; you did great.
Thanks. I was lucky to find a large feeding flock of mixed sparrows next to a hedgerow - lots of activity and opportunity for shots
Dec 14, 2013 09:49:07 #
Tresed47
Loc: Pennsylvania USA
Bob Yankle wrote:
I've always wondered if puffed up feathers really keep a bird warm? But I guess so ....... I have a goose down winter coat that keeps me toasty even in zero degree weather.
I am amazed that such small birds do not freeze to death - but somehow they survive - quite remarkable. Their feathers must work very well
Dec 14, 2013 11:41:07 #
Tresed47 wrote:
Last weekend we had our first significant snow. I went out for a walk and was able to photograph a couple of small birds braving the frigid temperatures and snow.
:thumbup: :thumbup:
Dec 14, 2013 18:15:46 #
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