Good Monday morning - a little cold, isn`t it !

Posted by Leena (Joensuu, Finland) on 24 November 2008 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.

But also this small Common Redpoll ( Carduelis flammea )
manages through our winter - or most of them anyway.

We got here over 10 centimeters new, nice snow, which is like a absorbent cotton everywhere. When a temperature is in minus degrees, it stay like this.

Sun rises 8:43 and sets 14:52. Length of day is 6 h 9 min.

Thank you very much for your visits and comments !

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Comments (18)

jamesy from christchurch, New Zealand

Wow great shot Leena he looks a little cold though

24 Nov 2008 5:41am

photowannabe from Rocklin, United States

I love how the bird is cocking his head in such a cute pose. Terrific closeup.
Stay warm and enjoy the cottony snow.

24 Nov 2008 6:50am

r_fun from jember, Indonesia

nice blog...

24 Nov 2008 7:56am

Elena Kotrotsou from Drossia, Greece

poor little bird...nice photo!

24 Nov 2008 9:09am

Trotter from Portugal

Hi Leena! It’s always great when I have a chance to get here! Your photo collection is awesome!
Now, interested in Tunisia? Blogtrotter has it! Miss your comments there! :(
Hope you enjoy! Have a great week!

24 Nov 2008 9:50am

Veronelle from Lens, France

yes it is a very lovely bird

24 Nov 2008 11:05am

Ruth from United States

I haven't seen or heard of a redpoll. It's a little like our housefinch.

24 Nov 2008 11:16am

Ruth from United States

I wrote this comment reply to you at sync:

You know, Leena, I just thought of Carl Larsson from your neck of the woods, first time I've thought of him for a while. I think my header was also influenced by his illustrations, especially of his children. I adore his home and illustrations.

And I think you and I have also talked of Eliel Saarinen who designed our private school Cranbrook here in Michigan. I do love that Northern, simple style. And Grandma Olive too was Swedish. Hmm, I hadn't thought about any of this till just now.

See how nice your visits are?

24 Nov 2008 11:34am

Leora from Highland Park, New Jersey, United States

Precious! Wonderful composition to this photo, with the blue gray and white speckled snow divided by a diagonal. And the blue gray is echoed again in the little bird's shadow.

24 Nov 2008 11:43am

Les from Lincoln, United States

Darling litltle bird and a very nice capture. I like the colors against both shades of snow.

24 Nov 2008 12:08pm

Hildegarde from Belgium

Cool shot !! the squirrel with great tit behind it too ! Even over here we have had snow, of course it melted again (and leaks through the roof, oh bah). P.S. I know Ruth already quite some time, it's nice to have blogfriends in common.

24 Nov 2008 3:02pm