January was a month of mixed weather from slightly above freezing with rain to -20°C (-4°F).
The -10°C temperatures produced some nice frost., but not quite what I was hoping for.
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The -20°C produced my favourite, the feathery frost.
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The -20°C temperatures puffed up the birds (yes some robins over winter if there is enough food for them) and caused the squirrels to shiver.
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Robin
![Junco](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/9e089d8c-7713-4784-8633-8019c222ccdf_rw_1920.jpg?h=81a636978753ff2f787a31c4d14e08d9)
Junco
![Red Squirrel](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/83f353de-419b-4b89-b2a5-54466e5ec690_rw_1920.jpg?h=e8ae444695ee7ecd4922e8c870b65a8a)
Red Squirrel
Can you spot the Canada goose in amongst the ducks scrambling for the cracked corn?
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Spotting the black ducks in the bunch is much harder.....
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At Petrie Island, the wild turkey tracks were certainly pointing the way
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Some of the tree sparrows and chickadees, posed nicely at the Hilda Road feeders
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A cardinal was much shyer at Mud Lake
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Tracks on our front porch really caught my eye one morning. Looked like a coyote had dropped by dragging his nighttime meal
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A three day trip to Montreal came up with some eye catchers
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Some mergansers dropped by Mud Lake at the end of the month - hooded and common mergansers
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