Frosty Morn...

A favorite little creek of mine, southern Clark County

Misty Moon

Another Clark County creek

No ducks, but pretty!

Massie Creek, Greene County

Close-up

Open pool in frozen farm pond

Southern Champaign County

Dear UU Deer

MMC at UU

One student called it Mordor, lol!

Library Squirrel...very smart

Mad River Mallards

Frozen Massie from another bridge

In short...it's cold up in here! But beautiful...

Fowl weather

Apparently our waterfowl are getting quite randy...

 I caught these Hooded Mergansers hooking up on a very cold creek

 Mallard couple...practicing synchronized landings

 Mallards and several Hoodie couples...swimming away from the intrusive photographer

 More Mallards, and surprise Hoodies on Massie Creek!

 Mallards in the sun on the Mad River

 Oh! Male Canvas-back Duck wintering on the Mad

 Ignoring the many Mallards

 Oh, Canada...I found your geese...

 They love the Mad, whose swift waters never fully freeze over

 Even the common Horned Larks seem to be in the mood...

 Not so much the wild turkeys...

 They're too busy picking over last year's cornfields

Take off, eh!

 Little Miami River at dawn

 Geese in flight over the Mad River

 Fresh powder

 Avalanche risk!

 Or beach sand?

 Little Miami this afternoon

 Closer look...

 Massie Creek

No heron in sight this day

Still water finds a way...and so do we.

After all, Boys will be Boys

And the Moon and planets and stars chart their courses.

Life, like water, is magic...it finds a way. Embrace it!

Winter Wonders

This has been a cold, busy week, but also a week filled with wonder!

 Sunday brought this little guy visiting our suet cake...I always love seeing Downy Woodpeckers!

 Another Great Blue Heron sighting, this one on Monday along Massie Creek

 The BIF shot leaves something to be desired, but I wanted you to see the magnificent wings!

On Tuesday afternoon, this happened! A Bald Eagle in central OH!

 Looks to be about three years old, so yellow bill but not all white up top yet

 I was stunned, to say the least! What a photo op, even if it was at my lens limit

 Wednesday's wonder? Wild Turkeys!

Thursday began with typical winter "wonders":

The ever-present Canada Geese

 Crows!

A big, beautiful Red-tailed Hawk

 Played peek-a-boo with me!

And this prancing patootie

Gave me a look!

Today? Sunrise...and much brrrrr!

 With Blue Jays providing the soundtrack!

Then flying away from the silly man and his camera.

Take care this weekend...going to be very cold, and snowy for some. And take time to enjoy the wonders around you...they are worthy of your attention!