Out and About in January!

From a distance, the trees appear to be covered in leaves.

But upon closer inspection, thousands of Snow Buntings were roosting in 5 trees!

Ice has been forming on lower Lake Huron making it more difficult to find ducks.

Tracks in the snow can tell stories about animal behaviour. This path seems to be the runway for a few different species. They'll have to be wary of the local coyote!

European Starlings can be skittish, making them difficult to photograph. One stayed in the sun long enough for a photo which highlights the "stars" on their feathers. First brought to North America by Shakespeare enthusiasts in the nineteenth century, European Starlings are now among the continent's most numerous songbirds.

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/European_Starling/overview

White-breasted Nuthatches are not migratory and can typically be found year round in much of North America.

A Downy Woodpecker moved quickly around a dead tree in search of food. 

American Goldfinches are among the strictest vegetarians in the bird world, selecting an entirely vegetable diet and only inadvertently swallowing an occasional insect.

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Goldfinch

The "glowing helmet" of a Red-bellied Woodpecker.