Early morning fog and hoar frost
Frosted Cattails
A frosty view from Frank Lake blind
A foggy, frosty sunrise
Through the frost to the bird blind
A touch of frost
Outlined in frost
Reflection through the fog
Remembering a cold, frosty bird count
The difference a week makes
Ice crystals on a mountain top
Frosted grasses
Winter wonderland on Plateau Mountain
Delicate hoarfrost
A delicate touch of hoar frost
Snow with a touch of hoar frost
Prairie Crocuses covered in water droplets
Brrr ... shiver
Ice crystals on Prairie Crocus
The wonder of hoar frost
Delicate hoar frost
What birders go through : )
Hoar frost
Driving in a winter wonderland
A curtain of hoar frost
Frosty fence and fields
Hoar frost on barbed-wire
Hoar frost everywhere you look
Walking in a winter wonderland
Frosty old Chevrolet truck
Merlin male, back view
Cold and damp - but so beautiful
Not easy being a birder or photographer : )
Let the melting begin
Fog is not good for birding
A touch of winter beauty
Delicate winter beauty
Frosted snow
Transformation
: )
Here today, gone tomorrow
Frozen lace
Ice is nice
Fragile frost formation
Winter magic down by the creek
Wolf Willow/Silverberry / Elaeagnus commutata
It's that time of the year, brrr .....
Delicate on blue
Who needs lace curtains?
Winter magic
Frosted
Crystal edging
Mini-icicle
Winter magic
Fire and ice
Early morning ice crystals
Ice angles
Frost fringe
Barbed-wire in disguise
Living in a white world
Like miniature pine trees
Cool, but cold
Feathers of ice
The frozen path
Frosted Burdock
Transformation
A beautiful ending
Are you ready for spring?
Frosted
Magical
Like gazing through a window
The other side of the fence
Edged in ice
Fringed in frost
Winter coating
Frosted
See also...
Keywords
Authorizations, license
-
Visible by: Everyone -
All rights reserved
-
175 visits
Diamond-studded
Just a quick shot taken on 26 November 2015. It was a cold morning, when I met friends for a three hour walk at Griffith Woods. Temperature was -10 to -4°C. Eventually, the warmth of the sun could just be felt, which always makes such a welcome difference. This photo shows a Willow gall, covered in ice crystals. Horribly blown out, but there was still something that I liked about it.
“Pine-cone willow gall” is caused by a gall midge, Rhabdophaga strobiloides. This dipteran (related to flies and mosquitoes) deposits an egg in the developing terminal leaf buds of the willow in early spring. The larva releases a chemical which interferes with the typical leaf and branch development of the willow, instead causing the formation of this cone-like structure. The adult dipteran emerges the following spring, after having spent the winter in the gall. (Information taken from Botany Photo of the Day website, with thanks).
Not a huge variety of birds - but we saw so many Bohemian Waxwings flying overhead and sometimes landing near the tops of very tall Spruce trees.
Canada Goose-110
Mallard-10
Bald Eagle-1 juv.
Merlin-1
Downy Woodpecker-1
Hairy Woodpecker-1
Northern Flicker-2
Northern Shrike-1, chasing a Blue Jay
Blue Jay-4+
Black-billed Magpie-7
Common Raven-3+
Black-capped Chickadee-25
Boreal Chickadee-4+
Red-breasted Nuthatch-1
White-breasted Nuthatch-3
Golden-crowned Kinglet-1
Bohemian Waxwing-600+.
Pine Grosbeak-4
White-winged Crossbill-4+
Common Redpoll-2
House Sparrow-1
On a totally different note, I had a wonderful surprise a few days ago. After receiving a notificiation e-mail telling me that someone had 'buzzed' me on the FriendsReunited website that I had joined quite a few years ago, I discovered two words, "Remember me?" To my amazement, it was from someone who had been in the class I taught for one year in England (my very first year of teaching, in a mixed class of Grade 5/6 (equivalent). He had been a delightful, quiet, shy boy and I remembered him as if it was yesterday : ) I am so impressed with what he has done with his life - I'm still in awe today! Most of his 36 years of working were spent teaching. When he sent me the message, he had just finished taking part in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race - the boat he was on came in third place out of twelve! Such a good, good feeling to hear that a student from so many years ago has used his life so well!
“Pine-cone willow gall” is caused by a gall midge, Rhabdophaga strobiloides. This dipteran (related to flies and mosquitoes) deposits an egg in the developing terminal leaf buds of the willow in early spring. The larva releases a chemical which interferes with the typical leaf and branch development of the willow, instead causing the formation of this cone-like structure. The adult dipteran emerges the following spring, after having spent the winter in the gall. (Information taken from Botany Photo of the Day website, with thanks).
Not a huge variety of birds - but we saw so many Bohemian Waxwings flying overhead and sometimes landing near the tops of very tall Spruce trees.
Canada Goose-110
Mallard-10
Bald Eagle-1 juv.
Merlin-1
Downy Woodpecker-1
Hairy Woodpecker-1
Northern Flicker-2
Northern Shrike-1, chasing a Blue Jay
Blue Jay-4+
Black-billed Magpie-7
Common Raven-3+
Black-capped Chickadee-25
Boreal Chickadee-4+
Red-breasted Nuthatch-1
White-breasted Nuthatch-3
Golden-crowned Kinglet-1
Bohemian Waxwing-600+.
Pine Grosbeak-4
White-winged Crossbill-4+
Common Redpoll-2
House Sparrow-1
On a totally different note, I had a wonderful surprise a few days ago. After receiving a notificiation e-mail telling me that someone had 'buzzed' me on the FriendsReunited website that I had joined quite a few years ago, I discovered two words, "Remember me?" To my amazement, it was from someone who had been in the class I taught for one year in England (my very first year of teaching, in a mixed class of Grade 5/6 (equivalent). He had been a delightful, quiet, shy boy and I remembered him as if it was yesterday : ) I am so impressed with what he has done with his life - I'm still in awe today! Most of his 36 years of working were spent teaching. When he sent me the message, he had just finished taking part in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race - the boat he was on came in third place out of twelve! Such a good, good feeling to hear that a student from so many years ago has used his life so well!
- Keyboard shortcuts:
Jump to top
RSS feed- Latest comments - Subscribe to the comment feeds of this photo
- ipernity © 2007-2024
- Help & Contact
|
Club news
|
About ipernity
|
History |
ipernity Club & Prices |
Guide of good conduct
Donate | Group guidelines | Privacy policy | Terms of use | Statutes | In memoria -
Facebook
Twitter
Sign-in to write a comment.