Crops & Clips: Flashback to December, 2020

As I do on the first Thursday of each month, I enjoy looking back over my archived photos, taken three years previously, in December, 2020, to remember how things were then as contrasted with events this year at our new home in Connecticut. As usual, I searched for images which reflected favorite memes: critters of all kinds (especially birds), skies and clouds, reflections, flowers and scenes which speak for themselves. We spent the entire month at home in Florida. I processed 542 photos.

We enjoyed beautiful weather. Although the passage of southbound migrants had concluded, some of the colorful winter residents persisted.

Yellow-rumped Warbler on Brazilian Pepper:

Palm Warbler:

Ovenbird:

Northern Parula:

Migrants from the north increased the abundance of local Prairie Warblers...

...and Blue-headed Vireos:

American Kestrels established and defended winter territories:

Northern Cardinals had completed their molt into fresh and brilliant feathers:

A few Ruby-throated Hummingbirds remained all winter. This is a mature female.

At our back yard lake, Wood Storks were numerous this winter:

Flocks of White Ibises foraged along the shore:

At the beginning of the month, the local pair of Bald Eagles were putting the finishing touches on their newly relocated nest:

Pink sky before sunrise on December 15:

The eastern sky at sunrise from our back patio, December 21:

We did not know it at the time, but this was to be our last Christmas in Florida:

On December 29, we rushed out to view the setting of the full Cold Moon, but clouds obscured the final moments. I continued northward and saw the moon to the north of the Pine Bank just before it sunk into the horizon.

This week's header: Bald Eagle in flight

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Linking to:

Nature Thursday

Skywatch Friday

Weekend Reflections

Saturday's Critters

Garden Affair

All Seasons

Image-in-ing

Nature Notes

Wordless Wednesday (on Tuesday)

Wild Bird Wednesday

My Corner of the World
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Please visit the links to all these posts to see some excellent photos on display
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