Nous avions eu quelques journées assez douces avant la dernière chute importante, ce qui a fait en sorte que la neige s'est collée aux branches des arbres et y est restée.
Deux jours plus tôt, par un temps glacial, j'avais entrepris de marcher jusqu'à l'autre bout de notre chemin; l'équivalant d'environ deux kilomètres aller-retour. Le vent soufflait très fort en ce 30 décembre mais ça en a valu la peine ne serait-ce que pour brûler quelques calories de trop...
Le bord du chemin était magnifiquement sculpté par le vent.
Je n'ai malheureusement pas eu la chance de voir d'oiseaux, ils devaient tous se garder au chaud dans la forêt... Mais j'ai quand même découvert quelques traces; celles ci-dessous sont celles de dindons sauvages.
Puis, la journée s'achevait...
Depuis, il neige assez souvent mais pas beaucoup à la fois. J'ai remarqué qu'il y a plus d'oiseaux à nos mangeoires cet hiver comparativement à l'an passé. J'ai donc plus de chances de les prendre en photos et je termine ce billet avec encore quelques photos d'eux.
Le 27 décembre dernier, nous avons eu de la visite rare à la mangoire, soit un petit groupe de durbecs des sapins. C'est un oiseau que nous ne voyons qu'occasionellement; il a presque la grosseur du merle d'Amérique et mesure de 20 à 25 cm. Le mâle est rouge-rose terne avec les ailes sombres marquées de deux barres blanches. La femelle est tout aussi jolie mais de couleur différente, un genre de jaune verdâtre.
Je me suis donc empressée de prendre quelques photos; elles ne sont pas très claires mais elles sont précieuses à mes yeux c'est pourquoi je les partage avec vous.
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| Durbec des sapins mâle Pinicola enucleator |
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| Durbec des sapins mâle Pinicola enucleator
Puis, nos visiteurs plus réguliers...
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| Geai bleu Cyanocitta cristata et Cardinal rouge femelle Cardinalis cardinalis |
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| Cardinal rouge femelle Cardinalis cardinalis |
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| Étourneau sansonnet Sturnus vulgaris |
Je tiens à vous remercier pour tous vos gentils commentaires dans mes récents billets, c'est toujours un plaisir pour moi de les lire.
Louise
Hallo Louise,
RépondreSupprimerWhat a very very very nice photo's.:-) I love the picture from the snow and these beatifull birds:-)
Margreet
Hallo Margreet,
RépondreSupprimerFirst, thank you for your follow and welcome to my blog. Thank you for your nice comments and have a great and healthy 2013!
Louise
Great photos from you! Like your snowshoes!! My father has the same kind, selfmade :) Beautiful birds too!
RépondreSupprimerThank you Suzanne. I prefer handmade snowshoes but I may have to buy the new ones because I broke one harness today... :(
SupprimerIt looks lovely out there, Louise! I love your snowshoes, they are great AND big! I think you're also feeding the birds, because they're having a hard time during winter. Hope you see and enjoy the wildlife out there and let us enjoy your nice pictures from a wonderfull winter wonderland.
RépondreSupprimerKindest regards,
Marianne
Thank you Marianne. The snowshoes look big because my feet coudn't stay in place the way I had set myself... I was lying on my back! :)
SupprimerKind regards,
Louise
Hi Louise...Lovely snow shots, and I do need to get out there snowshoeing too!
RépondreSupprimerAre you laying on your back in the snowshoe shot hahahaha!! love it!
Your birds are beautiful...I have the same except the Pine Grosbeak, my hope to see this winter !
I really like that Squirrel we don't have them here!!
Grace
Hi Grace,
SupprimerYes I was lying on my back! :)
Thanks for your nice comments and I hope you will see some Pine Grosbeak this winter!
Also, I red on an internet site that grey squirrels sometimes have a few black ones with the others.
Have a great weekend!
Louise
Beautiful winter scenes Louise!
RépondreSupprimerHere in Holland coming weekend the temperature will decrease below zero also in the weekend.
Greetings from Holland,
Willy
Thank you Willy and hope the temperature drops enough so you can take some beautiful pictures too!
SupprimerGreetings, Louise
Ale piękna zima, u mnie nie ma śniegu.
RépondreSupprimerPozdrawiam serdecznie.
Thank you Talibra. I hope you will get some cold temperature too!
SupprimerRegards, Louise
Nice images of winter and I especially enjoyed nr6 :-)
RépondreSupprimerCool to see the Grosbeak too! I wish you a happy new year!
Rune
Thank you Rune. So, you know the Grosbeak?
SupprimerHave a great weekend,
Louise
A lovely winter wonderland so beautifully captured, Louise! I love your snowshoes! I think I need to get a pair. How exciting to see the Pine Grosbeaks. They are stunning birds. Cardinals and Blue Jays are always gorgeous against the pristine white snow. A beautiful wintry post!
RépondreSupprimerThank you Julie. I really enjoy walking with them in the woods, it's so quiet and beautiful!
SupprimerHave a great weekend!
Louise
But the beauty of your winter!
RépondreSupprimerI marvel at the birds. Some see the first time.
I do not know them. They are so beautiful.
And your photos are great.
Have a nice weekend.
Lucia
Thank you Lucja-Maria. I'm glad to share these pictures with you.
SupprimerHave a great weekend,
Louise
Oh what a nice pictures of the winterwonderland.
RépondreSupprimerI wish it will snow here, after many warm days,today there was a cold day again, I hope there will come more....
What a great birds visit your garden, the Cardinal is a beauty.
groetjes Ghita
Hello Ghita,
SupprimerThank you for your nice comments. Well we now are having rain and for 3 days so the snow will melt a lot... ;(
Hope you will have some cold days and some opportunities to make some nice winter pictures.
Have a great weekend,
Regards, Louise
You have winter with snow, so beautiful.
RépondreSupprimerI like picture 16: the blue (winter-)bird and the red (summer-)bird.
But also the other pictures are wonderful.
Greetings
Angela
Thank you Angela. In picture #16 both birds are here all year long.
RépondreSupprimerGreetings,
Louise
Hello Louise what a great winter series again. I love that large amounts of snow. Beautiful pictures you have made and funny that you for your snowshoes are laying on your back in the snow ... Everything for a creative photo :-)
RépondreSupprimerAnd what a beautiful species of birds, so colorful we have them in the Netherlands unfortunately not much, thanks for sharing these beautiful pictures.
Greetings,
Natuurkieker Coby
Great winter pictures and exciting birds. The favorite is picture 13.
RépondreSupprimerOttar
Hai Louise, beautiful winter pictures and really nice colourfull birds. I really hope we will get some snow here :) Love it. Andrea
RépondreSupprimerHello Louise,
RépondreSupprimerVery wonderful shots!! Great to see so much snow.
Nice to see how you captured the amazing sunlight through the snowy trees. This is real enjoyment.
Many greetings,
Marco
Hello Louise,
RépondreSupprimerwhat a beautiful series in the snow. Here's another little snow fell, but the next few days we would get some snow. I find great snow lol .... and your photos are really enjoying. My favorites are 10, 11.12, 13, 16, 17 and, of course, on the squirrel 19. Great to see all the tracks in the snow but the squirrel in the snow.
I enjoyed :-)
Kind regards, Helma
Hello Louise,
RépondreSupprimerYou have a lot of snow! Here it will come but when? It is cold and there is a little bit of ice, so I am already happy that it is dry.
You show us lovely pictures of the snow and the colourfull birds.
Well done!
Greetings, Gonnie
Superbe série, ont s'ennuie déja de ces paysage d'hiver maintenant que tout est en "slush"!
RépondreSupprimerHello Louise
RépondreSupprimerThat is realy winter.
Greetings Bets