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Merry Christmas Northern Cardinal
Female Northern Cardinal in the ice
Ice Cardinals
A small snow storm moved through Northern New York on the 22nd dropping about 3 inches of snow and canceling school on the last school day of the year. We took advantage of the day-off by catching an afternoon screen of the Star Wars The Last Jedi with the kids. After arriving home, I shoveled the drive way and thankfully because over night we received about 1/8" of ice.
Read MoreNorthern Cardinal in snow
The Snow and Birds are Back!
The first accumulating snow fall of the 2017/2018 winter season arrived this weekend in upstate New York. In the mid-afternoon, the birds were active and visiting the feeders. I managed to take several hundred photos with the Canon 7D Mark II and the Canon EF 100-400MM F/4.5-5.6L IS USM lens as they came and went in the snow. The birds included several male and female Northern Cardinals, Dark-Eyed Juncos, American Tree Sparrows, American Goldfinches, and an occasional Blue Jay.
Read MoreAn immature Coneflower from this past Summer (click to enlarge)
Immature Coneflower
Coneflowers are one of my favorite flowers to photograph. They have great structure and bright colors that make for a great flower photograph as an isolated subject.
Read MoreHydrangea in monochrome (click to enlarge)
Hydrangea
Above is a Hydrangea from my previous Summer Flowers post that has been reprocessed in black and white.
Read MoreDark-Eyed Junco in the snow converted to black and white (click to enlarge)