February 13 2010

I went to bed last night as the Fog was rolling into the Nature Preserve, it was dark and gloomy, unable to see across the street as I lay there trying to fall asleep.

I woke up this morning to a gray winter wonderland, the fog having lifted, I looked at the temperature, I decided to bundle up and run out to the trails to see what wildlife was out and about this morning.  All of the trees and bushes had a layer of frosty ice on them.  It was gray and  still kind of gloomy outside, everything looked almost black and white.

I drove to the nearby trail head, where I encountered another photographer coming back from the trails.  He said that there were 3 cardinals out there today.  I really wanted to capture a cardinal today, standing out against the gray day.

I did see one, but he was so jumpy, I couldn't get a picture of him.

I walked the trails, trudging through the thick snow.  We have had more snow this year than any in my recent memory.  I took some pictures, and was able to capture a small bird in flight.  There was alot of animal tracks through the snow, where do all the creatures go during the day?  I stood out there and walked around for a while.  I finally looked to the sky, where I observed the MOON still visible at 830 am.