Christmas Snow…

…Buntings! I began the long Christmas weekend on Friday evening with a sizable but skittish flock of Snow Buntings in beautiful light. I continued on Saturday morning where the flock was more cooperative, but of course, the light was terrible for photos. Seeing how there is no snow in the forecast, this looks like the only “snow” we’ll have for the holiday. I hope everyone who is celebrating is enjoying a wonderful Christmas with loved ones.

~Snow Buntings in flight, Black Dirt Region, 12/22/23.~
~Single SNBU in flight, BDR, 12/22/23.~
~Snow Bunting foraging in the black dirt, 12/23/23.~
~I really like this photo because it contains 3 species… can you pick out the Lapland Longspur and the Horned Lark?
~SNBU in the BDR, 12/23/23.~
~SNBUs in the black dirt, 12/22/23.~
~It’s funny to me, because sometimes in close-ups, Snow Buntings have a little bit of an old man look to me, with the wrinkles around the eyes. Black Dirt Region 12/23/23.~

10 thoughts on “Christmas Snow…”

  2. Thanks for sharing, Matt!
    Merry Christmas, and may your New Year be filled with BIRDS….and, lots of great Photo opportunities 🙂 Patty

  3. Thanks for sharing!
    I was looking for buntings along Haven Road Thursday morning but didn’t see any. But the road was flooded so I only got partway down it. Maybe in January. Great photos!

    1. Sorry it took so long to approve this, Barb – I was away and the security on my site wouldn’t let me log in! Thanks so much for checking in… hopefully Snow Buntings on Haven Road soon – I love that! Matt

  4. Holiday Greetings.
    Thanks for posting so many great photos thru the year. Had the buntings earlier in the year but need the longspurs

  5. Merry Christmas, Matt! Gorgeous shots of those buntings. You have certainly mastered your craft! Here’s wishing you a wonderful new year with many more birding adventures for you to share with us.

    1. Merry Christmas to you and yours too Dave. Thanks for the kind words, that means a lot coming from you. Hope to see you out there sometime soon. Matt

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