It’s -13 F (or -25 C) at 8 a.m. The screen door handle is so cold it sticks to what little moisture is on my fingers. Both the upper and lower panes of my leaky kitchen window have a lovely crop of fern flowers.
The view looking out my kitchen window at the garage — cold!
Fern flowers are really quite pretty. For explanation of how they form, see my earlier post, Jan. 20, 2012.
Despite the chill, the chickadees, goldfinches, and nuthatches are already busy at the feeders. You have to be impressed that such little birds that weigh less than or about the same as a packet of ketchup can stay warm in this frigid cold.
American Goldfinch, taken through my porch window. I’m not opening the windows today!
No bad weather seems to stop these little guys.
Increibles… Menudo Frio… Son Unas Tomas Preciosas…
Gracias, y vuelva otra vez.
How does that little chickadee stand it, perched on top of that metal (!) feeder pole?
He wasn’t there long, but you’re right, it has to be uncomfortable coming into contact with a sub-zero metal surface.
Sweet photos!!!! yes, it looks cold!!!
Thanks. I am such a wimp that I just take photos from inside the house when it gets this cold.
I hope your temps aren’t headed this way, but if I had to guess I’d say they probably were.
This cold front (Canadian clipper, they tell us) brought lower temps than the last one, and longer lasting cold as well. Enjoy (or not)!