A bright but very cold day today, barely scraping above 0°C and it was probably slightly below that when I took this shot of the sunrise.
Surprisingly the pond has only a shimmering of ice near the fringes, which is keeping the ducks happy.
And the ever-present jackdaws were also enjoying the winter sunshine (and a stylish new hair-do).
The prettiest shots of the day were the goldfinches, which were flitting between the hedgerow and trees surrounding the pond. 
One last shot (not of a pair) to make up for yesterday's absence. Another pony. Equally as pretty and once again sporting a lovely shaggy coat to keep out the cold.
Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 7D and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens.
RobinL
2 Feb 2012Words, lovely shots!
derWandersmann
2 Feb 2012Wonderful shots, Words!
Isn't that your piebald jackdaw?
Words
2 Feb 2012dW, I think you might be right about the piebald jackdaw. Good to see it has made some friends!
Words
2 Feb 2012Robin, thanks!
gdare
3 Feb 2012Goldfinches, great photographs :up:
cakkleberrylane
3 Feb 2012Very creative selection. As you said, the goldfinches are the prettiest!
SittingFox
3 Feb 2012Beautiful! The sunrise is perfect, and it's always nice to see goldfinches.
Words
4 Feb 2012Darko, thanks. It was good of the second goldfinch to pose as a small echo.
Words
4 Feb 2012Adele, thanks! The sunrise is now getting a touch early for me unless I make a really early start. I'll have to start working on sunsets again.
Words
4 Feb 2012Lois, thanks! Two birds made all the difference to those shots of the goldfinch.
Words
6 Feb 2012Erwin, thanks!
Wulpen
19 Oct 2012Very nice