No Groundhogs

February 2nd was Groundhog Day, a rather silly occasion in which we pretend to believe that a rodent has powers of prognostication. I don't have any groundhog pictures but my neighbor says one lives in her yard so perhaps I'll get a picture when the weather warms up. 

For now, here's another rodent, one that doesn't mind winter, although he retreats to his tree on the coldest days. 

Deer don't mind winter either. They tend to blend in with the trunks of trees. 

There are geese on the lake in the next picture. You may need to click on it to see them. Or you can look at a different lake view brought up close with a zoom lens.

Reflections / Saturday Critters / The Bird D'pot

This afternoon a flash of red caught my eye, up high in a tree. I looked through the zoom lens and saw this fine robin. The American Robin (Turdus migratorius) lives year-round in most of the United States.