A Blustery Day

Here in the Delaware Valley we are experiencing yet another blizzard.
There has been snow on the ground since February 9th. We are not use to this. But, there is no need to complain because the snow will come down anyway.

Wednesday, before it began to snow, I saw my first flock of Robins. The Robins retreat to the woods and forests when winter sets in. They don't migrate far.

There are a flock of Robins in the woods less than a mile from my house. You can see them drinking from the little creek that runs through the woods.

I checked my nature journal and I have seen the first flock outside of the woods, many times around the same date. There seems to be a two week window they appear in.

Robins in the snow. Spring is just around the corner.

snow covered driveway

snow covered driveway, originally uploaded by donnallong.

There is something magical about snow. The fact that something so delicate and gentle can be such a hard to move force.

Snow can transform the very look of land. It can cover and hide objects. And shelter living beings.

Each flake is an individual. It has its own shape and history.

Each flake is formed and created. It is a mystery.

Too much snow.

Here in Philadelphia we don't get much snow but when we do, it makes up for lost time.

Twenty -eight and 1/2 inches fell on Saturday. Shoveling is not my idea of a great weekend.

We expect even more on Wednesday.

The activity at my bird feeder was frantic. Birds ate all day long we short breaks probably for water.

Even the Dark-eyed Junco were flying around from branch to branch and not hopping in the deep snow.

It is the winter and deep snow storms like this one that I make sure the feeders are well stocked. I guess the birds are grateful at the ready source of food.