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January 31, 2024 - AVIAN CHALET - Garden birdhouses adorned with recent snowfall.

January 30, 2024 - JAYBIRD - Deep snow brought lots of Bluejays into the yard and I always think of our friend "Jaybird" when the Bluejays...

January 29, 2024 - SNOW SQUALL - Gray day on the beaver pond as New Hampshire got Sunday snow.

January 28, 2024 - CHICKADEE - Named for their Chick-a-DEE-DEE-DEE call, their dee-dee-dee calls announce the presence of predators or any...

January 27, 2024 - DRIPPY - The drips were freezing on everything in Friday's drizzle. A good day to watch nature through the window.

January 26, 2024 - UNICORN? - Our naturalist friend said deer shed their antlers in Jan and Feb - so when Spike showed up today with only o...

January 25, 2024 - HEAD ON - A Bluejay interrupted chipping open a black sunflower seed.

January 24, 2024 - ICE ART - Ice formations on the edge of the brook from the beaver pond take on interesting shapes.

January 23, 2024 - HOT TO TROT - Young doe gets frisky in a snow squall.

January 22, 2024 - BRRRRRR - Hoar frost crystals form on a puddle on the path to the beaver pond. Hoar frost forms when water vapour in the...

January 21, 2024 - FLASHY - Male Cardinal in the feeder is a bright spot on a gray, winter day.

January 20, 2024 - WINTER FISHING - An Ice Fisherman pulls his sled across a frozen pond under a winter sky.

January 19, 2024 - DEER ME - Several days of snow cover have the deer coming into the yard.

January 18, 2024 - CARDINAL RULE - Female Cardinal shells a sunflower seed she plucked out of the snow under the feeder.

January 17, 2024 - SQUIRRELY - A Red Squirrel digs out seeds under the bird feeder after a day-long storm Tuesday left several inches of co...

January 16, 2024 - ICE IS BACK - Ice forms on even the tiniest branch hanging over the brook. Winter rain has dumped water that is flooding...

January 15, 2024 - CHICK CHICK A DEE - A Chickadee gets vocal after the storm.

January 14, 2024 - PAINT MY POND - Blue sky reflection in the over-ice melt on the beaver pond Saturday. We had snow, then rain and are pre...

January 13, 2024 - FEATHERED FRIENDS - A Dark-eyed Junco drinks at the bird bath.

January 12, 2024 - BIRD? FEEDERS - Spike scrounges under the bird feeder as his "friend" watched warily.

January 11, 2024 - CLOUDS LINGER - After the big storm this week - dark clouds over the beaver pond.

January 10, 2024 - NEW YEAR SUNRISE - We're always watching for a colorful sunrise - but even when it happens, it only lasts a few minutes.

January 09, 2024 - PUFFED JUNCO - Slate colored Junco puffs to insulate from the cold.

January 08, 2024 - A MOUTHFUL - Female Goldfinch gets a beak full of snow while pecking around during Sunday's nor'easter. Heavy snow broug...

January 07, 2024 - ROAD LEADS HOME - Snow covers a mostly frozen beaver pond - except for the "path" the beavers kept open from the lodge t...

January 06, 2024 - BEAVER POND ON ICE - Weather in New Hampshire has been going from warm to cold and back - so the beaver pond shows uneve...

January 05, 2024 - FLAKEY - The first snowflakes of 2024 fall on a Mourning Dove. Along with the Robin, the Mourning Dove is one of the mos...

January 04, 2024 - NOT A BIRD - We have noticed lots fewer birds in the yard this year...and you know my POTD is frequently a picture of a...

January 03, 2024 - ODD WEATHER, ODD ICE - Needle ice is a needle-shaped column of ice formed by groundwater. Needle ice forms when the temp...

January 02, 2024 - BEAUTIFUL WAY TO START THE YEAR - Unusual to have such a mild New Year's Day - but we'll take it;-)

January 01, 2024 - PEACE IN THE NEW YEAR - After a winter with a noticeable dearth of birds in our yard - it was appropriate for the return...