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Recent counts at the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge state that there are over 2 million geese and ducks. Later this day, I saw a mass fly-out of over 1 million snow geese heading out for their nightly feeding at dusk. It was quite a sight.

an old, abandoned, half-finished hand-built log home stands on cleared lands near Kelly Wyoming...the log home builder certainly knew where to place the

Cool Sunset!!

Blue sky, absolutely no clouds in sight.

Yuba River, Tahoe Natl Forest Ca

with the heights on either side. Snow came in overnight and is due to end midday, although it is noon and it's still coming down quite heavily. Dogwood in winter dress.

My favorite vineyard.

Our Nandina, covered with droplets.

(It finally snowed!)

One of the most beautiful sunsets I've seen in a while.With clouds at different levels and lingering smoke particles in the air helped to fill the sky with color!

Few apples are left on the trees now. The ground, however, is covered with them along with fallen leaves.

Lenticular Clouds line up behind Mount Rainier

Saturday morning is my one time to sleep a little later, but thankfully my wife got me uo this morning to enjoy this sunrise.

{{{COLD}}} temps brought out the sundogs today. 0 degrees at sunrise.

Old farm equipment...anyone have any details on the age or what they are?

This photo was taken in Fox, Alaska roughly 25 miles NE of Fairbanks. I am shooting north towards the Aurora ski lodge and the University Of Alaska's Poker Flats Research Center. In the middle of the photo you can see their laser shooting straight up into the sky. A little after this shot was taken I could hear the snapping of branches and I turned around and there was a huge bull moose not 10' away from me. He was as startled as I was. I made a very quick exit. I didn't know I could run so fast in the snow. I'm 6' 4" and my head wasn't even to his shoulders. I had to look up to see his face. http://www.pfrr.alaska.edu/

...and you thought geese were good watch dogs!

No digital alterations and it perfect. Taken just outside Verona, Wisconsin.

she moves in silence

Snow is still in shadowy places but the high's supposed reach 52 so won't be long and all will be gone. Weekend temps will soar into the 70s!

Fog just starting to burn off this morning

Afternoon on a great river with clouds coming in from the Pacific.

Moon over the winter landscape in East Greenland ... at 8:15 this morning http://kuummiut.com

I was up for looking at the meteor storm tonight and I did see some but I could not capture any.But I got one green ufo and that`s not bad either?

Churning sky. . .I went out to this cold and desolate place to bring back sights that most normal people wouldn't go to. Guess I'm not normal. LOL

A brisk 4 degrees out this morning while I was photographing the eagles.

Just a Prairie Dog.

Sand Harbor State Park, Nevada

A Black Oak with lingering leaves in front of Stonewall Peak, San Diego Mountains

Seastacks reflected in the sand at Glass Beach

This cottontail huddles beneath some sage for protection from the cold. Or maybe from the guy with the camera?

-3 degrees with the wind chill 10 degrees on my cars thermometer, I was only out in it for an hour taking pictures of the sunrise, good fun. I though I might have camere trouble but it worked just fine.

This tree is full of frozen apples

Last of the storm that dumped two feet of snow on Flagstaff in as many hours. This was in Sedona

Taken in Palmer, Alaska, on the winter solstice, December 21 ~ the mountain is Pioneer Peak... the time of day was approx 1pm... No filters were used and it was not manipulated in anyway ~ the sun was this bright, with a light fog rolling through... it's what we call a perfect Alaskan day...!

Kriváň Peak - Symbol of Slovakia