Outdoor Suffering

Seems too early for ‘outdoor suffering’ already, but that was certainly the case yesterday at Presque Isle State Park (cold temps = cold hands) and even before that with cold rain and lots of it, like here at Leo’s Landing:

Lagoon @ Leo’s Landing

These shots utilized the infamous ‘umbrella method,’ involving simultaneously balancing a large camera and an umbrella, in windy conditions.

Song Sparrow w/ rain
Herring Gulls and Ring-billed Gulls in rain
Song Sparrow w/ rain II
Female Northern Pintail duck in rain
Song Sparrow w/ rain III
Bonaparte’s Gull (l) with Herring Gulls (r) in rain
I have a question: why are we out here?
Pintail w/ rain, wider angle view
Song Sparrow w/ rain V
Dark-eyed Junco in rain
Song Sparrow w/ rain VI
Junco in rain II
Bad hawk shot I
Bad hawk shot II (Red-tailed Hawk)

Finally, the Bonaparte’s Gull was ‘out and about’ finally, dipping into the rainy lagoon:


Weather today (Sunday) in Erie County, Pennsylvania: overcast, damp, and cold.