The start of another week of winter at Asylum Lake.
Everything is still frozen.
Days alternate between clouds and snow and maybe a little sun.
The sunrises, when we have them, are quite lovely.
The snow looks really beautiful in the morning light.
The fields are still covered with snow. Once in a while I see a skier around.
The deer are still out and as curious as ever. I never tire of seeing them.
I saw the resident squirrel I've been watching all winter again this week. He was near his usual tree. I am so pleased he is - so far - making it through the winter. I always get a smile when I see him sitting where he usually does. It's a good place to hide from predators!
A good thing he is cautious as there are hawks around in the wood around the lake. I have spotted four. This one was quite a long way from the resident squirrel.
He was pretty to close to the side of the lake, near this lovely arch. I think - in between cleaning - he was keeping an eye out for anything close to the lake.
There were the usual array of birds this week - robins, cedar waxwings and bluebirds. My most interesting sighting of the week has to be this leucistic robin. I couldn't believe when I saw him! Quite startlingly white against the skies and the berries.
Leucism is the loss of pigmentation in birds and animals causing white or patchy skin. This robin was really quite beautiful.
It's another week over at Asylum Lake.
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