18 Dec. 2016

I've been going through my pinned collection, using our old Olympus C-60 (6.1 megapixels) on a monopod and at macro setting. Results are passable and I'm using natural light. It's amazing how many of the moths have been moved into a different Genus. I've done about 6 now, and only one has been in the same Genus as it was in 1985. All very interesting, how things have been revised since then.

It's been cold for the past several days (below -25C at night, -31C yesterday), and there are not many birds present. Even the house sparrows are not down at the feeder. I've heard a couple of chickadees, a raven and seen a crow or two, but that's about all. The squirrel came out when it was around -20 C, but has since disappeared. I wonder where they all go. The sparrows are located around here, but are not to be seen. Are they dead? Probably not, but why are they not feeding unless they have a more local place to go.

I must admit I like this time of year, the cold, the clear sky, but it must be hell for the animals that have to live through it. Those damned invertebrates just close down and wait till things warm up! That's how to do things.

Julkaistu joulukuu 18, 2016 08:04 IP. käyttäjältä mamestraconfigurata