Hooded mergansers on my pond Canada geese late afternoon Wood duck (Aix sponsa) Snow geese (Anser caerulensis) Eastern gray squirrel (Sciuris carolinensis) No ducks on the pond this morning Jupiter & Mars (4 January 2018) Great blue herons walking on ice Jupiter & Mars (5 January 2018) Walking on the pond Jupiter & Mars 7 January 2017. Boardwalk through bald-cypress swamp Barred owl on a dark & foggy morning Garip & Branco White stork - Dimiev Khan, Bulgaria White storks on chimney Black stork Happy Birthday, Garip! Ice crystals - early morning Hooded mergansers American goldfinch Sunrise over ice Embedded in ice Eastern bluebird attacking car mirror Two great blue herons & a great egret Two great blue herons Two great blue herons Two great blue herons Two great blue herons Great blue heron & great egret Great blue heron & great egret Great blue heron Sandhill cranes - Antigone canadensis Sandhill crane - Antigone canadensis Snow geese - Chen caerulescens Whooping crane - Grus americana American wigeon - Anas americana Sandhill cranes & whooping crane American robin Sandhill cranes - Antigone canadensis Size comparison Well-balanced painted turtle Great blue heron Loakfoma Lake Teddy bear dressed for Christmas