Yes! Open water.
I noticed this because of all the starlings flocking around it and then flying away. There were even more in the nearby trees – I stopped counting at 100. Interestingly, they appeared to all be starlings. I think that must be a winter, or perhaps a mid-January, phenomenon. It’s much more usual to see them in mixed flocks with other blackbirds, grackles, and the like.
I also watched 10 house finches eating buds on a maple tree and a solitary crow fly across the sky.
Ah, winter ….
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Many of us seem to be experiencing temperatures and conditions that evoke premature thoughts of spring, but Old Man Winter is probably plotting a none to subtle reminder that he’s not yet through with us.
There is something poetic about this photo. I don’t know what but it gives me that lonely winter feeling. Makes me want to curl up in front of a warm fire with a good book and a cup of tea.
Could it be the beginning of the spring thaw… hopefully? That is a beautiful sight.
(A heartfelt ‘thank you’ to you and the SW team for featuring my photo this week.
What a wonderful wintry view … hard to believe this little birds can survive such conditions. It’s WET in my world today again
Hugs and blessings,
Love the snow. Such beautiful winter.
not much water showing though…lovely capture you’ve taken.
have a wonderful week wren.
Wren: The area can change so quickly with a warming trend.
Same weather as in Belgium, meanwhile all the snow is disappeared.
Woke to more falling snow this morning after rec’ing 12″ yesterday. Ahhh, spring, where for art thou? Well, it is a little early for us, afterall. Never-the-less, I sure am envious that you’re experiencing open water already! ~karen
an interesting but nevertheless beautiful landscape.
I have a post about Wren – saw it for the first time a few day ago!
http://mariaberg-halsband.blogspot.com/2010/01/72-fagel.html
Thank you for the comments, you wrote on my blog, MB
Yes form time to time we do see a lot of birds
Wow … open water already! Love the gold reeds against the snow.
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