It's cold out there...

jeffashman · Feb 23, 2022

It was in the mid-20s today, with light frozen drizzle and heavy overcast. I used the new Luminar Neo application. It did a nice job of taking some very dark images and making them visible.

1 Young cardinal with ice in its feathers, a dark-eyed junco in the background.

feb23202203b by Jeff Ashman, on Flickr

2 Dark-eyed Junco on the patio

feb23202204b by Jeff Ashman, on Flickr

Warhorse · Feb 23, 2022

Nice, I really like the Cardinal, just a beautiful bird.

K9Kirk · Feb 23, 2022

Nice set, Jeff. The cardinal is my favorite.

BTW, that's pretty cold for Tx.

joelbolden · Feb 23, 2022

Really nice shot of the Cardinal. I'm lucky in that I've a Cardinal couple that hangs around my feeder. I've a bunch of photos of each, but that shot of yours is exceptionally nice.

Jeff15 · Feb 24, 2022

Very nice shots.....

jeffashman · Feb 24, 2022

Warhorse said:
Nice, I really like the Cardinal, just a beautiful bird.

Thank you!

K9Kirk said:
Nice set, Jeff. The cardinal is my favorite.

BTW, that's pretty cold for Tx.

Thanks! Yes, it's very cold, and thin layer of ice on everything.

joelbolden said:
Really nice shot of the Cardinal. I'm lucky in that I've a Cardinal couple that hangs around my feeder. I've a bunch of photos of each, but that shot of yours is exceptionally nice.

Thank you! There is this one, which I can't help but notice that it seems to be missing it's tail feathers, and then two others that show up. The adult male always keeps himself obscured on the other side of the feeder.

Jeff15 said:
Very nice shots.....

Thanks!

K9Kirk · Feb 24, 2022

jeffashman said:
Thank you!

Thanks! Yes, it's very cold, and thin layer of ice on everything.

Thank you! There is this one, which I can't help but notice that it seems to be missing it's tail feathers, and then two others that show up. The adult male always keeps himself obscured on the other side of the feeder.

Thanks!

Icy roads usually bring Texas to a grinding halt, how are the roads?

jeffashman · Feb 24, 2022

K9Kirk said:
Icy roads usually bring Texas to a grinding halt, how are the roads?

Icy, and bringing everything to a grinding halt. Only the brave and the most foolish are venturing forth right now. Lots of accidents. No, 4x4s can't stop on ice...