Most of our snow will be gone by the end of the week. There will be more, but I feel the need to post these wonderful winter snow scenes while they’re still fresh in my memory!
Harvested corn field in winter
Eastern Wild Turkey foraging for waste grain
Spring-fed stream and geese, with a mature oak tree in the center
Groundhog emerging from hibernation, 20Feb2017
Woodland trail after a heavy, wet snow
Young whitetail doe
Small woodland stream, framed by mature hemlocks and sugar maples
Mourning doves taking flight
Woodland trail in sunshine and shadow
A shed deer antler exposed by melting snow
Photos by NB Hunter. © All Rights Reserved.
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Beautiful shots! That deer antler is a truly unique one.
Thanks Hien. The fact that the 40-50 degree weather has melted and altered all of those scenes really makes the images special for me: memories of the winter of 2017!
nice pics big brother. Reminds me of a first day of deer season in Blairsville many moons ago.
Thanks Dan. Love our snowy winters, except when they linger into late March and April (which is often!).
that’s a wonderful gallery that makes me even like winter
Well thank you…I think that’s a good thing!
Hi Nick, Loved the groundhog coming out of hibernation! Your snow shots are beautiful. We had about 2 inches of snow this year! Quite a contrast with your snow.
We usually have snow when the groundhogs show themselves. I’d love to know what goes through the mind of a vegetarian when their first sight after months in a burrow is a snow-covered field!?
Wonderful winter scenes I don’t get to experience these days. My favorite being the groundhog. I’m partial to them critters, having been born on Groundhog’s Day! You caught the essence of how I often feel waking up to yet more winter all around! I can’t imagine the patience it might have taken to catch that peek of him/her looking out on the snow covered landscape. I’d bet that what’s going through his/her mind is: “hasn’t that white stuff gone away yet?” 🙂
Thanks Gunta. Always appreciate your visits and commentary. It’s raining now and we’re getting a sneak peak at “mud” season…glad I put the time in before things got ugly!
Hopefully the mud season means we’re inching toward spring. Can you believe I have daffodils blooming here. They first popped open in mid-February. Seems a tad early. I think I’ve had quite enough hibernating for this year.
Nice pictures, I really like the Doves.
Each image tells a story of your walk and your practiced eye for nature’s wonders. Stunning collection, Nick.