There's been a string of cold, bright days in Vancouver over the Christmas break which has lead Kathryn and I on a number of nice walks in the morning and evening as the air is very crisp but everything is pleasant and light out. For the first time we can remember, the stream and pool of Lost Lagoon are freezing up tight.
Below is a macro photo of some of the frost on the lip of the bridge in the previous picture. Its been lingering between -5 and +2 degrees most days but rarely getting warm enough to really melt the ice back, so the opening in the ice has been getting ever smaller.
This reduction in open water has forced many of the local ducks into very tight spaces. We found more than a dozen wood ducks in a small hole in the ice and brought them some cracked corn to keep up their strength and get some closeup pictures at the same time. They are lovely little ducks that look like china dolls but they are typically very shy and its been a real treat to get some decent pictures of them.
Below is a macro photo of some of the frost on the lip of the bridge in the previous picture. Its been lingering between -5 and +2 degrees most days but rarely getting warm enough to really melt the ice back, so the opening in the ice has been getting ever smaller.
This reduction in open water has forced many of the local ducks into very tight spaces. We found more than a dozen wood ducks in a small hole in the ice and brought them some cracked corn to keep up their strength and get some closeup pictures at the same time. They are lovely little ducks that look like china dolls but they are typically very shy and its been a real treat to get some decent pictures of them.
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