Winter has finally made a legit appearance here in upstate NY. At my home in Oswego County, I received 16.5" of snow Friday into Saturday with a low of 14.5F below zero Saturday night. The winter weather has pushed some birds I haven't had at my feeders yet this year in to feed. Pine Siskins and American Tree Sparrows made their debut in my yard this weekend (as far as I know as it is dark when I leave for work and when I get home). The other species which were already showing up, arrived in larger numbers and the feeders were quite entertaining to watch periodically on Sunday.
The image above is of a pair of long-tailed ducks. This species lives and breeds near the arctic, but is usually found in fair numbers on the Great Lakes during the winter. I was able to sneak up on this pair as they dove to feed, getting close enough to snap this shot when they resurfaced.
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