Bohemian Waxwings, and Other Wildlife As Well As Scenes Of The Vermilon River.

 As you know I'm fascinated by the lighting and colour of the land we inhabit. This week's post rather sums it up. The week was mild and rainy, washing away the snow changing the look completely.Today was a quick drop in temperature to about -13C, about -17C with the wind chill. The snow was a frosty one, and created fairy lights, and natural black and white, and sepia tone photos. You'll recognize the weather by the background. Against the background  is the wildlife with their beautiful colours, particularly the Bohemian Waxwings with their impish looks and vivid colours. No post would be complete without Redpolls or Chickadees, probably the toughest little guys pound for pound. As well the four legged critters are on the move again, although we missed the fox this week.

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A post to I'd Rather Be Birdin',Our World Tuesday, and Wild Bird Wednesday.

Chickadee

Red Squirrel in the snow.

A pair of Common Redpolls.

Dried  seeds.

Dripping water.

Waxwing.

Chickadee.

Frosty clearing.

Mourning Dove.

Red Squirrel

Redpoll

A convention of Waxwings.

Chickadee.

Redpoll

That berry is mine.

Waxwing.

Chickadee

Redpoll

Redpoll

Redpoll

Still hanging around.

Chickadee

Redpoll.

Waxwing

Redpoll

Waxwing

Redpoll

Waxwing

Waxwing

Waxwing

Waxwing

Waxwing

Waxwing and friends.

Chickadee

Frosty branches.

Frosty leaves.

Frosty branch.

Frosty needles in winter sun.

Frosty trail.

Mourning Dove.

Frosty clearing in natural sepia tones.

Winter sun

Tundra river with ice skim.

Tundra creek 

Waxwing

Waxwing.

Unsettled Weather, And A Resultant Change In Colours At The Vermilon River.

The warm foggy weather was replaced by overcast snowy weather that dipped as low as -17C with high winds. Now that's a morning eye opener!! Boom & I begin our mornings before sunrise, and walk a good couple of kilometers to settle our breakfast every morning. That's how I get the sunrise shots, one of which is opposite. Now don't start with the cold. To Boom, it's just a mite brisk, and filled with free snow cones. The camera settings change also as a result of the glare from the snow, even when it's overcast, as it is here. The ISO is still 800,but almost all the photos except the fog shots are shot with an f 8 setting.

I like the colour the light gives to the backgrounds. Opposite is a modest Blue Jay.

REMEMBER CLICK THE PHOTOS FOR THE SLIDESHOW.

A post to Camera Critters,I'd Rather Be Birdin',Our World Tuesday, and Wild Bird Wednesday.

Blue Jay In Flight.

Tundra In The Fog.

A Lonely Jay.

Mourning Doves In The cold.

 This is a River Muskrat. I mentioned trolls in the last post, and here is the best we can do.

White-breasted Nuthatch.

Snow on the branch.

Snowy Trail.

Red Squirrel

Blue Jay.

Bohemian Waxwings at the berries.

Snowy Sunrise.

Blue Jay.

Northern Crow.

Mourning Doves.

White Breasted Nuthatch.

Snowy Trail

Grumpy Blue Jay

Blue Jay.

White-breasted Nuthatch.

Muskrat.

A pair of Mourning Doves.

Muskrat.

A Coy Northern Crow, Huegy's mate actually.

Female Pine Grosbeak

Foggy wetland.

Blue Jay.

Male and Female Pine Grosbeak

Male Grosbeak

Bohemian Waxwings.

Trail over the ridge.

Promising

It did not materialize, but the forecast is for warm temperatures and rain this weekend.

Another snowy trail

Non-breeding starling.