Now its hovering around 0 degrees and we have more snow.
I went for a walk on the Grand Haven pier yesterday. The pier is covered in ice and something I have never seen, logs and large chunks of wood. The wind was from the NW at about 10 knots. I made some warm up stops at the lighthouse and the foghorn house.
On the leeward side of the pier a huge flock of common goldeneyes with a few scaups mixed in were diving for fish in the open water. They were a bit annoyed with my stroll out on the pier. As I walked along they moved away and took flight for a short time. While I hid behind the lighthouse to warm up, they settled down to feeding again. I then crawled along the pier behind the piled up ice so I could get a closer photo of them. It amazes me that some of the wildlife can just happily go on with life in these conditions. I would be toast or rather a popscicle in minutes if I ended up in that lake.
I have another walk planned today in the slightly better weather. Its still very cold but the sun is popping out on occasion.
