Welcome the Sun
The coldest morning so far heralded a gorgeously clear blue sky. The sun stays much lower now and that is good and bad. It's almost 7 AM before the sun breaks through the trees, but that low light adds so much contrast to our world. Everyone was wanting to warm up. The first to catch the morning sun was this great blue heron who strategically perched on the top of the willow tree, right at the bottom of Lakeside Park, beside Greenbrook Drive: I could have stayed there all morning, as the heron never moved while I was at Lakeside Park, but there was more to see. After so many overcast days, this morning was very welcome. A young warbling vireo found a secluded perch to warm up in the sun and occasionally be fed by its parents: I often see cardinals at the lake but seem unable to capture any reasonable photos of them. This was a welcome photo opportunity: I never really moved from the bottom edge of the lake. This song sparrow was preening itself in the bushes in the ...