It Snowed Again.

1-18-18 SHORT HILLS: We had another snow. The temps were hovering in the low thirties and the snow/rain mix only amounted to a couple inches that froze when it got cold last night. Late in the afternoon, it partially cleared, and we had a nice sunset. This morning many of the trees have shed the snow, and I hope there wasn’t too much damage to the shrubs.

When all the shrubs and trees are coated with snow, the birds swarm the feeders as the most available meal.

The red-bellied woodpecker is a beautiful, large bird named for a barely evident characteristic. There must be a better, more appropriate name—suggestions, anyone?


New snow, only a couple of inches, but it's heavy and wet.

Tufted titmouse is among the birds that swarm the feeders when everything is snow covered.

Scenes like this keep me from seeing snow as just a nuisance that needs shoveling, plowing and slow driving.

Red-bellied woodpecker, male, is named for a minor trait, barely evident most of the time.

Slate-colored junco.

Downy woodpecker, looks a lot like the hairy woodpecker, but, like this one, has a smaller beak and small, black marking on the lateral tail feathers to make the ID.

After snow/rain all day, the sky cleared enough for a sunset.