Lapland Longspurs

Pine Siskin

Tundra Swans

Field Sparrow

Snow Buntings

American Goldfinch

American Goldfinch in its subtle yet very attractive winter plumage.

Horned Lark

White-crowned Sparrow

The Snowy Owl Irruption

Continues...

Another Snowy seen on the beach today.

Gray on Gray

Northern Shrike at a distance on an overcast December day.

Black-capped Chickadee

"I am determined to be happy and cheerful in whatever situation.  For I have learned that the greater part of our misery or unhappiness is determined not by our circumstance but by our disposition." ~ Martha Washington

Full Cold Moon and Tonight's Sunset

Tonight's full "Cold Moon" is also the only "Super Moon" of the year and the last full moon of 2017.

Snowy Owl

A young (most likely female) Snowy Owl perched on and hunting from driftwood on the beach during the early hours of the day.  

Waxing Gibbous

91% of December's full "Cold Moon" is visible this evening.

Glaucous Gull

The Glaucous Gull is a large gull of the far north which breeds in the high Arctic and heads south for the winter.  This handsome juvenile was seen this morning on a Lake Erie beach in western New York.