snowy morning bluebirds

a pair of bluebirds sits on a snow-covered branch under a steely gray sky, blurry winter trees behind them
a quiet photo of a snow-covered marsh. evergreens far in the background appear navy blue; a stand of pines reaches out of the middle of the marsh; and in the foreground, deep orangey-red winter grasses with patches of ice in between

Eastern Bluebirds on a snowy, quiet morning; a stand of lightly bedraggled pines. Sunrise Marsh, January 12, 2022.

Bluebirds are a very special winter rarity — I have never seen them in person in the colder months before, only heard stories from lucky fellow watchers. A group of four of them chattered together on this morning.