Saturday Critters #632

Thursday, we took a drive to Lake of the Lilies in Point Pleasant.

The entire lake is frozen...

except along the shoreline where there are very small patches of water that had not frozen.

The few ducks and coots we saw were hanging out there.

The resident Great Blue Heron was there, right along the shoreline,

in one of those water patches.

It looks like there is a nest behind him...

or at the very least where he goes in the evening to keep warm.

He was not fishing, there must be some fish, or he would not stay here.

He enjoyed my attention, he was on alert at times and I have no doubt he saw me.

Walking into the lake...

and preening a bit.

I did not see the Egret that was here last week.

With single digit temperatures in the forecast, the lake will definitely stay frozen for the next week!

I hope everyone in the path of the storm is prepared, safe and able to keep nice and warm.

We are all stocked up with lots of "snow necessary" food, 

candles, batteries, extension cords, and a generator.

Most importantly, I have plenty of yarn.

Sharing today's images with Eileen at 

Viewing Nature With Eileen 

for Saturdays Critters