Winter Continues:

During winter weather, birds have a variety of ways to stay warm.  Some methods include relying upon the insulative qualities of their feathers, fatty reserves from fall feeding, and absorbing sunshine on sunny days. Small birds will sometimes roost in large groups to share body heat. Staying through the winter months helps them to maintain territorial areas and also avoid the hazards of migration!

Northern Cardinal, female searching for seeds.

White-breasted Nuthatch pausing from her insect search.

(Females have a blue-grey crown, while males have a black crown.)

I recently found 11 eggs on a Teasel stem. After a bit of research, I learned they are Katydid eggs!

A well-camouflaged Katydid. (June 2020)

Deryl watched a vole hunting for seeds above the crusty snow. The colour contrast between the vole and snow makes this fellow an easy target for a predator's meal!

If I don't see the turkeys, I often find their tracks in the snow.

Lake Huron continues to look ominous!