We had a long thaw in January 2017, encouraging birdies to forage, exposing ground and causing waterways to flow. Some examples:
Ground is showing on Hwy 554 near Dillon …
Pine Siskins foraging for grit …
Oil storage tanks come down at the CPR Britt fuel facility….
Water on the thin (10cm) ice at St Amants dockage ….
Roaring Magnetawan River at Ahmic Lake outflow …
Classic silo near Town of Magnetawan …
Late afternoon on Hwy 159 …
What can follow a thaw? Yes, some cold sunshiny days, which ended our month of January.
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Hi Hi and THANK YOU – really liked the birds’ pixs and the “Ahmic Lake” reminded me of your much-previous Malaysia pix.. ‘It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.’ ..Henry David Thoreau plus this one ..”Ah, but a man’s reach should exceed his grasp, Or what’s a heaven for?” Andrea del Sarto
Thanks Kris,
Remind me of the much-previous Malaysia pix! They have gone into my memory vortex!
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The photo of the jay is stunning!!! Love the contrast in colour between the bird and the background!
Thanks Marilyn,
Yes, that photo was taken with my wonderful Leica 100-400 mm (200-800 mm EFL) lens on the Panasonic Lumix GH4 camera. Great colour rendition with very little work in Lightroom post processing. That is a case where good focusing with good equipment yields good results.
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