This bald eagle landed in a tree along the shore of Lake Superior. It scanned the area for a snack as it preened its feathers before eventually taking flight again.
Eagle on Lake Shore
Picture of the Day for November 29, 2023
This Lake Superior beach is already accumulating ice on the shore making the rocks extra slippery with their frozen coating.
Ice Forming on Beach
Picture of the Day for November 28, 2023
Apparently this bear decided that it hadn’t stored enough winter fat after a second day of below zero wind chills and had to come out of hibernation for an additional snack tonight.
One Last Snack
Picture of the Day for November 27, 2023
With the temperatures dropping to single digit overnight and only warming a few degrees by noon, the frost patterns still were clinging to door window glass. I like how they seem to grow in all different shapes.
Window Frost Patterns
Picture of the Day for November 26, 2023
This morning I had a different feathered visitor in my duck house. Apparently an owl didn’t like the snow but liked the shelter the duck house provided. The owl perched in the opening for about 4 hours, starting a few hours before sunrise watching for a snack. Then it napped until after sunset before leaving the box and I wonder if it will return tomorrow morning after a night of hunting.
Owl in Duck House
Picture of the Day for November 25, 2023
I saw a single goose flying north that was honking up a storm. I figured it must have overslept and the rest of the flock took off and left it behind. I wonder if it every caught up to it group or not and it wouldn’t have been able to rest in my pond since it was already frozen over.
Lonely Goose
Picture of the Day for November 24, 2023
I found a dandelion on the lawn today that was mostly closed up and wilted from the overnight very chilly temperature of 10. I was going to pick it and bring it inside so it could finish blooming but it had no stem that I could put in a vase as it was hugging close to the ground. It probably will be April before a hint of seeing another dandelion.
Spring Dandelion
Picture of the Day for November 23, 2023
This group of tom turkeys apparently felt safe that they wouldn’t become the main guest at the Thanksgiving meal since they wandered into the yard this Thanksgiving morning.
Thanksgiving Tom Turkeys
Picture of the Day for November 22, 2023
“Red sky at morning, sailors take warning” is a line from a rhyme used for weather forecasting the past two millennia by mariners. But the sunrise was more pink than red so no storm, especially since the day was in the 40s and it might be the last 40 degree day for the year until next spring.
Pink Sky at Morning
Picture of the Day for November 21, 2023
The summer blossoms have faded away but the flower seed head is providing a snack for this goldfinch, who has loss its summer bright yellow coloring.
Seed Snack
