Rhapsody in White

The eastern half of our Country has been covered by a deep blanket of snow. Luckily, where I live we just got a small sample (1 inch) of that gigantic snowstorm that has buried many cities and literally has affected the daily lives of many millions of inhabitants. Paralyzing rail, road and air traffic. These conditions will translate to billions of dollars loss to everyone involved.

We got some snow dusting for a few windy hours but then the sun broke opened through the clouds and gray sky to give us a bright and sunny afternoon! This morning the snow was almost all gone. I felt very confident of my estimation of not getting large accumulations, instead, I prepared my camera to be ready and shoot some wintery photos. The birds were active and seemed happy in a way despite of the ice and not so much snow. I even heard some birds singing. It was music to my ears!

17 thoughts on “Rhapsody in White”

Kamila Pala on January 27, 2016 at 7:09 am said:

Beautiful “lunch time”! I enjoyed your set of photos as always! Bye. Kamila

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- avian101 on January 27, 2016 at 9:04 am said:
  
  Thank you very much Kamila! 🙂
  
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v4vikey on January 27, 2016 at 9:47 am said:

Beautiful photos ♥♥♥

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- avian101 on January 27, 2016 at 10:06 am said:
  
  Thanks Vikey! 🙂
  
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Lisa Rest on January 27, 2016 at 10:16 am said:

Wow you’ve got more snow than we do, but I’m glad you’re not buried. Beautiful pictures. 🙂

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- avian101 on January 27, 2016 at 10:31 am said:
  
  Thank you Lisa! 🙂
  
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susanpoozan on January 27, 2016 at 11:00 am said:

Glad you missed the deep snow, it must have really awful for those on whom it fell.

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- avian101 on January 27, 2016 at 11:03 am said:
  
  Most of our family live in northeastern States, all were really buried in snow! No damages or injuries fortunately! Thanks Susan! 🙂
  
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tootlepedal on January 27, 2016 at 6:05 pm said:

You’ll have to get some tips from the Canadians about how to deal with snow. They have had a lot of practice.

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- avian101 on January 27, 2016 at 9:50 pm said:
  
  Thanks Tom! 🙂
  
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clarepooley33 on January 27, 2016 at 6:41 pm said:

I am pleased you only got a small amount of snow and your birds were happy in your yard!

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- avian101 on January 27, 2016 at 9:51 pm said:
  
  Yes! I was pleased too! Thanks Clare! 🙂
  
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  - clarepooley33 on January 28, 2016 at 6:51 pm said:
    
    My pleasure! 🙂
circadianreflections on January 27, 2016 at 10:08 pm said:

It’s great that you still have so many visitors to your feeders in Winter! I love the Cardinals best.

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- avian101 on January 27, 2016 at 10:11 pm said:
  
  Yes, that makes my happy! Good choice Deborah! 🙂
  
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aussiebirder on January 28, 2016 at 6:34 am said:

It amazes me Avian that the Cardinals come in your winter, most birds would find warmer climate for winter. Do they migrate there from Hawaii or from up north?

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- avian101 on January 28, 2016 at 12:43 pm said:
  
  The Northern Cardinals are found from the South of Canada all the way to Belize in Central America. Even when they were introduced to Hawaii, they do not migrate to the main land. Thanks Ashley! 🙂
  
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