We got about an inch of snow last night, and while the sun tried to peek through the clouds, the temperature never got about 25ºF (-3.9ºC). A couple of walks in the bosque and out on the beaches along the Rio Grande resulted in new birds and some exciting owl news.
Sandias and the Rio Grande from North Beach.
Canadian Geese.
Five Thrushes.
These Thrushes looked really iridescent in the snow on the riverbank under the cold, filtered sun.
Red-Tailed Hawk way off in the distance.
Sparrow up north scavaging in the snow and pebbles.
Red-Tailed Hawk in profile.
This poor calf has lost its herd. It’s all alone and has been sadly mooing for someone to keep it company.
Can you spot the northern mama owl sitting on her eggs?
She didn’t use this nest last year because the raccoons had ransacked it. She is in it again this year. The year before, 2018, she had Virginia in this nest: https://wp.me/p1yQyy-4dG
Thrush
Blondy the blonde porcupine sleeping way up in a cottonwood.
Thrush getting a drink.
The acequia madre
Robin
Snowy Bosque
Mama Owl and Daddy Owl in their usual spot with snow all around.
Off Center & Not Even 
Another gorgeous collection!!
Thanks, Mary Jo. Hawk, sparrow, thrush fly. Blonde porcupine sleeps by day. Poor calf moos and moos.
Nice haiku, Tim!
Thanks, Mary Jo. You inspire me to comment in syllabic form like haiku.
Beautiful pictures. Mama owl sits on her eggs. It’s cold. Is everything going to be ok with her and the owlets?
I hope you guys had a wonderful Valentine’s day!
Sending hugs.
Hi Gabriela. The mama owl that is sitting is a different owl from the one in the last photo. The pair of owls up north sit and hatch their eggs two to three weeks earlier than the owls next door that I photograph every day. I need to come up with names for the owls up north to differentiate them from the Mama and Daddy owls next door. The nest and the mama owl are well insulated to protect the eggs from the cold.
Thank you Timothy. You need to name the owls so we can distinguish among them 🙂
I am glad that the nest and mama owl are insulated. Thank you again for sharing these beautiful photos.
xoxo
What do you think about Osric and Nora for the owls up north?
I love those names 🥰
Great! That’s their names.
Yay! Wonderful!
I thoroughly enjoyed this series of Sandias, river, bosque and wildlife in winter, Tim. Those were great pictures of Virginia Owlet from you earlier post, too. Yes, please do name the owls. 🙂
Thanks, Lavinia. We are thinking Osric and Nora would be good names for the two owls up north. I’m thinking Mama Owl and Daddy Owl next door keep those names.
It is amazing to me how you can capture all this beautiful wildlife in your back yard…
When our backyard is expanded into the bosque and along the river, the wildlife is ,well, abundantly wild. Thanks, Dale.
No kidding.
Quite a bevy of birds, Tim. All hues, sizes, and hiding places.
A bevy of unlike feathers grouped together. Thanks, Bill.
Those Thrushes are gorgeous. I think that is the most beautiful bird I have ever seen.
They are pretty little birds. They really glowed against the snow. Thanks, Drew.
My pleasure. Have a great night.
every…single… creature …looks ….cold!
Love the bright colored birds and the owl!
Thanks, Nancy.
I’m sorry, but whoever owns the calf better get him/her out of the elements. On the range, the calves would be in the center with adults providing the protection and warmth. Even a properly done lean-to would work.
I think the calf found its herd. Thanks, David.
Glad he/she did.
The photo of the Thrush is great, good colors and detail
Thanks, Harry.
Nice! 🙂
Thanks, myrelar.
All beautiful to see, but most fascinating to me are the trushes with their blue feathers, probably because such shining blue is a rare colour on European birds.
Thanks, Puzzleblume.
WOW… that sun is almost more like a shot of the moon there. Bits of our garden have been like the snowy bosque. Wonderful images,
Thanks, Shey. The suns does have that moon look to it.
My Moonlight Sonata Cd has a cover just like this
Maybe they cheated and used the sun.
Aye. The probably did!
Fabulous collection of birds and beasts in a wonderful wonderland.
Thanks, Couriers.
Thanks for these, Tim.
You are welcome, Inchcock. Thanks for stopping by.
Nice shots Timothy. Here we had about one week of severe cold an snow. A lot of owl died, because they could not reach the mice and worms under the snow. They already found 6 dead owl but it is the top of the iceberg. They say on the radio that a lot of dead owl are to be found in nestboxen we provide. How do the owl survive at you place ? I see you have also snow and wold weather.
That’s sad you are losing owls. We don’t have very much snow and it won’t last long. Also all those little birds are owl food along with gophers, mice and squirrels.
Timothy, deine Fotos sind wundervoll, voller Atmosphäre und Stimmung. Beim Anschauen habe ich das Gefühl, die Kälte zu spüren, den knirschenden Schnee unter den Schuhen zu hören und in der Stille zu sein. Ich bewundere deine Fotos und bin sehr begeistert!
Rosie 🌹
Thanks, Rosie. I’m happy you got the feeling of the cold and crunching of snow. Laurie made a video while walking up to see the cranes in the river and I can hear the crunching of the snow as she walks up to the river.
🙂
Paradise, even in winter. I’m speechless. Gorgeous blue of the Thrushes!
Something about the acequia madre…
Snowing here too, since last night, non stop.
Thanks, Marina. The thrushes are really pretty birds. I don’t seem them sound of north beach, which seems strange since there is no real difference in the environment that I can tell. Acequia Madres are the haunts of La Llorona. She’s one of the reasons “ditches are deadly.” Most of the snow from yesterday melted, but we are supposed to get more tonight and tomorrow.
Haunting was actually the word that came to mind!
We got more snow today… non stop and as I see, there’s more ahead!
You had snow too!!! Everywhere I went today, serendipity has brought snow to their corner of the world. Isn’t it wonderful to share the same weather across the miles. Your photos are always extraordinary Tim – you give us stories via the lens of your camera.
Fantastic photos, Tim! But I’m feeling sad for that lonely calf! 😢
It’s not there tonight, so the calf apparently found the herd. Thanks, Tiffany.
Wonderful photography capturing the beauty of nature during winter!
Thanks, Phil.
Beautiful nature shots, Tim!
Mama & Daddy Owl crack me up with their stoic postures.
The baby calf makes me sad. Are there people taking care of it?
Lovely post, especially with the Canada Geese and the Thrushes looking so blue.
Thanks, Resa. The calf seems to have found its heard again. Yes people take care of it. We have lots of Canadian Geese immigrants down here. Kind of like retired folks who head south to Florida for the winter.
Ah…. snow birds!
YAY about the calf!! Whew!
Another amazing collection! Beautiful wildlife and snow ..
Thanks, Julie.
Each photograph is so beautiful Tim. You have such an incredibly eye. The birds against the snow look so beautiful. I studied and studied that photograph to try and find the mama owl, I am glad that you were kind enough to show us where she was hiding. Just an incredibly beautiful post. Hugs, Joni
Thanks, Joni.
You are very welcome. ❤️🤗