In our area, on January 22, twilight begins at 7:11:57 am and sunrise is at 7:41:34 am. Sunrise is now about 5 minutes earlier than it was on December 21 – the shortest day of the year.
I was at Humber Bay well ahead of our 8 am walk and took these photos:
There are a great many Oriental Bittersweet vines at Humber Bay.
The supply of orange berries enables several mockingbirds to winter here. I photographed one this morning.
Sumac fruit is another abundant food source.
Other birds:
This morning’s group:
MAILBOX
Hey Miles, today I grabbed a few photos of you with your camera and the skyline as a backdrop. They’re just from my camera phone so they’re not extremely hi-resolution, but I thought I’d share!
NATURE POETRY
Let us walk in the white snow
In a soundless space;
With footsteps quiet and slow,
At a tranquil pace,
Under veils of white lace. – Elinor Wylie (1885–1928)
Miles Hearn
What stunningly spectacular pictures of an incredibly gorgeous dawn!
That’s one of the things I liked best about Saturday walks in particular. Seeing the sun rise!
beautiful photography Miles! thank you….so,the early bird gets the worm or berries and the early photographer gets great pictures……sooo cool!!!!!
beautiful post,Miles,thank you. So,the early bird gets the worm or,as in this case,the berries….and the early photographer gets the wonderful pictures! How lovely is that!!!! Everybody wins!!!! thanks again…..
Awesome early dawn photos… Great job…
Glorious photos! Makes me want to get up before dawn…Thanks, Miles.