A Beautiful Hiking Day

We hiked at Maple Ridge Reserve yesterday. It was about 32ºF, but for a hike, nearly perfect weather. The sun was bright and we enjoyed our hike. I just wanted to share a couple of photos. The first one is one of two fishing ponds there, and the second is the Stillwater River, near the entrance to the hiking trail. Have a great weekend.

~ Rick

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A Shy Cardinal

I guess this is a shy cardinal. He was hiding behind the bird feeder, poking his head out long enough for me to capture this photo. Cute.

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White Dressing

We took a walk in the snow this week. I did not take the drone out due to the wind and low temperatures, but I think these photos turned out great.

Fact: fresh snow on the bare trees it is beautiful. I prefer the green dressing of spring but the seasonal change is what makes winter bearable.

For the  geeks that are following along, I shot these photos using my iPhone 12 Pro Max in ProRAW (on iOS 14.3 which is in beta). I did the edits on my iPad Pro using Darkroom

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The Frozen Tundra?

As I have written many times, I don’t like the cold weather. The American Tree Sparrow seems to thrive on colder weather. Check this out:

Their [the American Tree Sparrow] breeding habitat is tundra or the northern limits of the boreal forest in Alaska and northern Canada. They nest on the ground.

These birds migrate into southern Canada and the United States to spend the winter. Usually, chipping sparrows are moving south around the same time as these birds arrive. Wikipedia.

That is crazy. I want to visit Alaska, but I much prefer a hot, sunny day. I guess heading south while the tundra is frozen fits my style too.

~ Rick

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Hey There ...

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This is another photo from my son’s deck. This is a Carolina Chickadee. It looks like she is eyeballing the metal bird on the feeder. A very high percentage of the birds I saw on this afternoon were Carolina Chickadee’s.

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