Snow Robin

A robin in the snow was what I was greeted with when I went to my nature park after the big snowstorm. It was happily eating something tasty from the snowy ground. I don't know whether it found a nice fat berry that had fallen from a tree or if it was just eating the snow for a bit of moisture.

I have to say while looking at the picture that it appears to be a bird sitting on a cloud. There is a similar view that some of us have of heaven. We think of angels with their large wings lounging around on clouds. They will sometimes fly back and forth from one cloud to another to have a pleasant conversation with each other.

I decided as soon as I saw what I had found that I just had to bring you a video of this little bird enjoying itself in the snow. This episode of Rat TV is a short one, but that's all that is needed for us to observe this little bird. See if you can tell what it is eating. I'm not sure myself.

This picture above is what I actually saw with my own eyes while I was there. I could never get much closer to a bird than this. I did my best to get as close as I could by trying to hide behind that tree that's just to the left of the bird. But I got no closer than this.

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I really didn't know at first if it was a bird or a fallen leaf from a tree, but as I got closer I knew it was a bird. I guess it must have been the fact that it was moving that really tipped me off. Leaves haven't ever really been known to have little yellow beaks either, I guess. And that's another solved riddle from Ratty the super detective!

And here's a final look at the little robin. This is another scene that just wouldn't quite be the same in warmer weather. I'm telling you, if you dress warmly enough, going out for a winter stroll is one of the most exhilarating things you can do. The key is to cover your face a little bit. You'll be toasty warm the whole time your out.

If you go out often enough you'll get to see things like this little bird. It might even decide you are familiar enough to be a friend. You never know what might happen unless you try. And for those of you who just can't get out you can always come here, and I'll be your guide through all the lovely winter places.

That's all folks!

(I had big plans to be on the internet reading blogs all day yesterday, but my internet connection was unbearably slow. It was a big chore just trying to write this post. Hopefully it'll be better tomorrow. I'm missing all the good stuff!)