{"id":17311,"date":"2014-12-11T17:11:39","date_gmt":"2014-12-12T00:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=17311"},"modified":"2025-10-16T14:23:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T19:23:06","slug":"so-where-is-the-snow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2014\/12\/11\/so-where-is-the-snow\/","title":{"rendered":"So Where Is The Snow?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"White-crownedWhite-crowned Sparrow juvenile on a cold winter day – Nikon D300, f7.1, 1\/1250, ISO 500, +0.3 EV, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light
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So, is this the year that the Grinch stole winter? Where is the snow? Where is the heavy hoar frost? Where are the temps in the teens?<\/p>\n

This sure hasn’t felt like a Utah winter. It almost feels like a Florida winter.<\/p>\n

\"SongSong Sparrow and a frosty perch – Nikon D300, f7.1, 1\/1600, ISO 500, +0.3 EV, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

The weather forecasters keep saying there is snow in the future and all we get is cloudy days, spitting rain or a few snowflakes floating around that make you wonder if you are so wishful for snow that you are simply imagining it. I wish I could get paid for being so wrong so many times.<\/p>\n

Sure, there is snow on the mountain tops but really that just feels like a subtle tease because typically we have a lovely blanket of snow on the ground by now.<\/p>\n

\"GreatGreat Blue Heron on thin ice – Nikon D300, f6.3, 1\/1250, ISO 500, +0.7 EV, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 278mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

The images in this post?<\/p>\n

Taken one year ago today at Farmington Bay WMA when there was<\/em> snow on the ground (about 6 inches), frost covered perches, ice and frost flowers growing on the ice and vegetation.<\/p>\n

Alright Grinch. Enough. Stop stealing our winter!<\/p>\n

Life is good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to view more of my bird photos in their galleries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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