Sunday, February 26, 2012

Saturday Morning Surprise

It's February, right?  I guess I should not have been surprised to awake Saturday morning to a light snow fall and snow showers.

Fortunately the bird feeders were reasonable full.

And it certainly was pretty.

Is it a light snow shower though when it is wet and heavy enough to collect on the tail feathers of a Mourning Dove... 

...and the backs of the California Quail?

Poor guys...

They didn't suffer long.
It was what I call a "Stealth Snow".  Most of it fell while I was still asleep, then the temperatures warmed up, and it was all gone before noon.

5 comments:

  1. Oh my Beth!! No snow for me thank you~~ I just love your nature shots and your progresses of course!

    Take care my friend.... Aren't those stelth snows the best???

    Faye

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  2. You must have gotten the snow that we got on Friday. Quite a surprise, but Spring isn't too far off and it was nice to see some white stuff. We haven't had much of it this year.

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  3. We had a bit of snow here on Saturday, too--luckily is melted quickly! Those poor Mourning Doves--looks like they really aren't used to the snow at all...

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  4. We had a few flurries up here, but nothing stuck! The good thing is, it brings birds to the feeder. Great Photos!

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  5. Hum!! Love the flowers (from three posts ago), love the bunnies but have to love even more the poor birds in the snow. Glad it stoped quickly!
    Best regards

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