Snow…

By Words | Published December 18, 2009

Well the promised snow has arrived. It's been falling for several hours and looks like continuing through the night. The winds are quite strong as well, which will in all probability cause drifts across the roads around here, many of which cut across open fields.
The snow begins to settle

Now falling more heavily

Which makes it all the more odd that lunchtime was beautiful. Cold, but the sun was out. As was an uncommonly bold woodpecker.
Green Woodpecker (male)

It's calming down outside now. The snow is pristine. The foxes will leave their tracks later.
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Camera note: the snow was photographed with the Canon 40D and EF 24-105 F4L IS USM lens, with flash. The woodpecker was caught in the EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens.

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15 Comments

  1. Dudley December 18, 2009 at 2:12 am #

    Break out the sled!

  2. Flying Red Fox Blog December 18, 2009 at 5:12 am #

    YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😀 i will have to be careful when going to workies at 8am this morning. Wish i can get the day off instead but the students need feeding haha 😆 Hopefully it will still be around after 12pm so i can go out and take pics.

  3. gdare December 18, 2009 at 5:12 am #

    That green woodpecker is unusually bold, I thought they are camera shy 😀

  4. SittingFox December 18, 2009 at 6:12 am #

    We've got about five inches of snow. I'm working from home today 😆

    That woodpecker is stunning :yes:

  5. Flying Red Fox Blog December 18, 2009 at 6:12 am #

    I think i found Fox tracks in the snow Words, they go in a straight line dont they? and it was crossing the road and didnt have footprints next to them so cant have been a pet dog.

    I Took photos of them too, might put them on before i leave for work, it looks like Sussex got the worst hit in the south.

    Take care going to work, hope you will get there and back safely 🙂

  6. Words December 18, 2009 at 7:12 am #

    Adele, yes a day working from home for me too. :smurf:

  7. Words December 18, 2009 at 7:12 am #

    Mark, I'm not going to risk the car and public transport here isn't running (not that there is any where I am!). The campus is closed at the moment, so it's a day at home by the look of it.

  8. mountainlion_wales December 18, 2009 at 7:12 pm #

    hooray for snow!! 😀

  9. Words December 18, 2009 at 9:12 pm #

    Erin, it's about 32 degrees here as well (but Fahrenheit) :smurf:

  10. Words December 18, 2009 at 9:12 pm #

    Jenny, we certainly had our share of it today 😀

  11. Ukwildlife December 18, 2009 at 10:12 pm #

    Im see im not the only one photographing green woodpeckers! Great photos

  12. Words December 19, 2009 at 12:12 am #

    Neil, I just took a look at your shots. Excellent! It seems to be a good time of year for them. Much less cautious than usual.

  13. Words December 19, 2009 at 10:12 pm #

    Thanks Lois! The woodpecker was a treat, and the snow just kept falling!

  14. cakkleberrylane December 19, 2009 at 10:12 pm #

    Quite an atmosphere created in the snow pictures. Lovely green woodpecker!

  15. Wulpen October 19, 2012 at 8:10 pm #

    Now snow only sun and 35gr lovely post