Cold Weather Geese and a Look Back

Temperatures are well below freezing here in Virginia. Sheets of ice are forming on the lake and we had snow flurries all morning.

The Canada Geese don't seem to mind. They've been coming and going in large numbers for a week or so. But I long for warm sunny days!

I follow a bird-watching group on Facebook and they asked for our favorite bird photo of this year. I picked this one of a pileated woodpecker sitting on our woodpile.

I thought about this picture too. The great blue heron is one of my favorite birds and this is a clear shot of him. 

I took many other bird pictures this year. I like this one because it has nice light, although a sparrow is a very common bird.

Geese are pretty common too, especially since we live by a lake. In this shot, I like the way that one goose looks taken aback by the splashing.

And then there's the cardinal. Everyone loves the bright red color of the male.