It’s currently snowing; some snowy duck and chicken pictures towards the end of this post. Plus some pictures of the ducks using the new island, which makes me happy.

But first, a funny picture of a stretching chicken; such a long neck!

The ducks in the pond:

On the edge of the pond:

To see the new island, I moved the second camera to further back:

This is just a temporary placement, to check that the location works; at some point I’ll mount it more permanently:

The view from that camera, showing the first duck to go onto the island:

Several ducks on the island:

Chickens in the veggie garden:

Chickens with leafy treats:

In a nesting box:

Coming into the coop to get mealworm treats:

Ducks on the lawn:

Sleeping ducks:

When approaching the pond, I noticed some ducks on the island; my first non-cam photo of them using it:

Of course, as I got closer, most left it and swum towards me (swum/swam… grammar is hard):

Just Bert left on the island:

It snowed overnight. Here are some ducks on the island, and the older upturned pot islands, with snowy banks:

Ducks going after leafy treats while it snows; they don’t care about the snow:

Yes, the pond hasn’t frozen yet. It takes a while for it to cool down enough, but considering the high temperature today is about freezing level, I expect it to start to freeze in the next day or two.

Here are some ducks sleeping on the ledge at the edge, and some on the island:

Ducks are very cold-hardy, but it’s probably warmer in the water than on land right now.

The chickens aren’t such fans of the snow. They came out to get their treats this morning:

Then headed inside: