Being perched on the top of the Downs, with hills leading out in all directions, things grind to a halt when we have a heavy snow fall. Roads are treacherous, and the elevation here means that the temperature is always a little lower than the headline figure so the thaw takes longer. The snow does, however, add something rather special to the landscape.
View from the garden
The smaller birds were busy in the garden (I filled the feeders for them).
Blackbird (female)
Blue tit and sparrow
It's a…
…robin!
And finally, a snowman in a local park
Camera note – all shots taken with the Canon 40D and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens, except the snowman which was taken with the EF70-300mm 4.5-5.6 DO IS lens.
gdare
19 Dec 2009Nice ones, especially of the snowman 😆 I guess, mouse will visit feeder later 😀
Flying Red Fox Blog
19 Dec 2009Is that an E.T version of Snowman 😆 !!!!! Its very beautiful i think its stayed a bit even here overnight but will be very slippery.
When i was walking to the train station yesterday to go to PHAB Club, i nearly slipped over on the ice and someone caught me just in time, that was lucky! They grit the roads but not the paths thats weird, so i walked on the road edge the rest of the way watching traffic. 😛
Iam gonna finish off shopping today and deliver more presents to friends and then iam all ready for Christmas yay. 😀
SittingFox
19 Dec 2009Originally posted by Flying Red Fox Blog:
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It's extremely icy under foot here. I've just been out for a 2.5 hour hike and can thank my heavy hiking boots for keeping me upright (and out of A&E with a couple of broken wrists! :insane: ) Very beautiful, though.
You're lucky to still have sparrows. I haven't seen one in the garden for years.
Words
19 Dec 2009Mark, it's still very icy outside and not much has cleared from the roads. It may thaw a bit later today but there's still lots of snow on the ground at the moment and very few cars out. They don't grit the small roads here at all.
Good luck with the Christmas shopping. Sounds like you've been much better organized than me!
Words
19 Dec 2009Darko, I need to put some peanuts in the feeder for the mouse. 😉
SittingFox
19 Dec 2009No, no, I'm fine! 🙂 That's what would have happened if I hadn't been wearing some pretty solid footwear this morning. It's spectacular but slippery out there :insane: I didn't fall at all, but I hear that a lot of people have.
Flying Red Fox Blog
19 Dec 2009You just went into hospital with 2 broken wrists Adele :yikes: :no: ????????????? or did i read that wrong lol!
Flying Red Fox Blog
19 Dec 2009Oh hehe, yeah that is true, we need those spikey snowshoes in this weather!
Words
19 Dec 2009Adele, the sparrows have only recently reappeared. It's still very icy outside here. Glad you were ok. It must have been beautiful out there.
SittingFox
19 Dec 2009My main concern about slipping was damage to the camera :whistle: Broken bones heal more cheaply than photographic equipment 😉
Words
19 Dec 2009LOL! I know what you mean.
Words
19 Dec 2009It does doesn't it! Makes me wonder about all the strange lights we see in the night sky round these parts :alien:
cakkleberrylane
19 Dec 2009😆 The snowman DOES look like ET!! Beautiful photos of the birds!