Out skiing in the backcountry today, I came across this beech leaf beneath the curl of a new snowdrift.
Panasonic GX8, Lumix 14-140mm lens @ 19mm, ISO 800, f/14, 1/60″ exposure
Moist air from open water combine with below zero temperatures to create fine frost crystals on dried ferns along Fargo Brook.
Panasonic GX8, Olympus 60mm macro lens, ISO 800, f/11, 1/100″ exposure.
This female downy woodpecker was hanging out near our suet feeder. She would fly to the feeder to snack a bit, then fly back to the birch and tuck her head under her wing to catch a nap. I’m not sure if she might have been a bit under the weather, as I don’t think taking a nap in broad daylight is normal behavior. Still, the little ball of fluff attached to the birch was quite cute!
Panasonic GX8, Lumix 100-300mm lens @ 246mm, ISO 800, f/5.6, 1/640″ exposure.
Having earned their turns, two skiers head down the mountain past the still Single Chair at Mad River Glen yesterday. It was a busy day on the mountain with quite a few people putting on their climbing skins to make the trek to the summit of General Stark Mountain. And it was well worth the effort!
Panasonic GX8, Lumix 14-140mm lens @ 46mm, ISO 800, f/8, 1/1600″ exposure.
Tonight’s full “Beaver” moon (so-called by Northeast Native Americans and Colonial Americans) is an honest-to-goodness “super moon”. The moon is at perigee today (its closest postion to the earth in its eliptical orbit) and closer than it’s been in January 26, 1948. It’s some 14% larger and 30% brighter than at apogee. Thin clouds were starting to drift in as I took this shot, so the definition and colors are a bit altered.
Panasonic GX8, Lumix 100-300mm lens @ 300mm, ISO 400, f/13, 1/20″ exposure.
A little something to take your mind off “things”. A view of Warren Falls yesterday afternoon.
Panasonic GX8, Olympus 9-18mm lens @ 9mm, circular polarizing filter, ISO 100, f/22, 5″ exposure.
We planted two tamaracks in our front field a few years ago, and they’re doing quite well. This time of year, these deciduous conifers turn a brilliant yellow-gold before dropping their needles. They’re one of the last brightly colored trees in the fading fall.
Panasonic GX8, Olympus 60mm macro lens, ISO 800, f/8, 1/200″ exposure.
We put our bird feeders back up the other day and the usual suspects are coming back. It took the chickadees about 10 minutes to discover the feeders. A pair of evening grosbeaks showed up yesterday. We used to get great flocks of grosbeaks in the winter maybe 15 years ago. In recent years, however, they’ve been quite scarce. I’m not sure why that is, but is was nice to see the pair yesterday. I wonder if they’ll stick around.
Panasonic GX8, Lumix 100-300mm lens @ 286mm, ISO 800, f/5.6, 1/500″ exposure.
A long shutter exposure yields colorful results as leaves swirl slowly in a small pool near the Camel’s Hump Nordic Ski Center.
Panasonic GX8, Olympus 9-18mm lens @ 16mm, ISO 100, f/16, 8″ exposure.
John Hadden Photography 