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<\/a>A hen Downy Woodpecker scoots up a Ponderosa Pine, to get out of range of my camera. She moved amazingly quickly. <\/p><\/div>\n
What’s really funny about this is that she’s so brave when we are putting more suet out on this same tree.\u00a0 She stays very close and keeps a sharp eye on those proceedings, and will land on the suet feeder before we’ve moved away.<\/p>\n
<\/a>A female Ruffed Grouse showing how protective her coloring is against the snowy branches of the bush.<\/p><\/div>\n
In the heavy cover behind her bush is her suitor, all fanned and fluffed.\u00a0 He’s been that way since last night when Dan saw them in and underneath a Douglas Fir.\u00a0 He has a while to wait until spring, but he’s keeping up the show until then, I suspect.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Snow piles up on conifer branches, bending them down from the weight of millions of tiny ice crystals.<\/p><\/div>\n
One of my favorite views is to stand under a towering tree and look at bright blue winter sky, white snow, and dark green shiny needles.<\/p>\n
<\/a>A couple of days ago we had frosty fog, which coats every surface.<\/p><\/div>\n
The frost gives snow flakes something to adhere to.\u00a0 This plum tree next to our bedroom window is especially lacy.<\/p>\n
We aren’t seeing a lot of accumulation but frequently snow has been falling.<\/p>\n