I made myself a top 5 favorites, with one of them being a lifer!
A Long-Tailed Tit, both a lifer and a lovely little bird to find, all fluffy, cute, fast and curious critter; at some point it came up so close to my lens I couldn’t even get a photo of it!
2. A Blue Tit, a 90%-luck-10%-speed photo I absolutely LOVE. (no matter how hard I tried, I never managed to get a better photo)
3. An Eurasian Tree Sparrow, curious about that weird creature with a big black thing pointing at him (me and my camera )
4. A Great Tit, so cute and all fluffed-up for the cold to come.
5. A Hooded Crow, I like the composition most and it has a pretty funny story behind.
Still not sure about the 1st and 2nd places… please help, I love both photos! Which one do you like most? (as a bonus question LOL )
What are your favorite winter photos, that warm you up every time you see ‘em?
Looking forward to seeing your amazing shots!
Taken December 2025 in Northeast Florida, USA This was the 2nd one I saw in December 2025. It has been a chilly winter this year too. Even getting down into the 20s.
The mountain location I decided to visit that day had a lot less nature and more chestnut monoculture than expected, but the sight of these bright yellow fruits made the hike more pleasant.
I got to see lots of cool migrants this winter, in Maharashtra (India) and I’m rather disappointed to see them go! I have to admit that I’m waiting for the next winter already.
If I were to name two of my favorites, it’s the Ruddy Shelduck (which, if I’m not wrong, have migrated here from Ladakh, one of India’s northern states) and the Bar Headed Geese, who have come here all the way after crossing the Himalayas.
Maybe nothing because I really hate winter. It is my least favorite season and I just wish it could’ve never existed whatsoever. Hmm, I wonder if I can even find any good observations I uploaded from this winter. Oh I found two! That’s all. They don’t even have snow in them either! Um and I’m not trying to sound rude I just hate winter that’s all! I’m not going to miss winter and I’m happy it’s finally, finally over. Spring is going to be soo good!
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