I once spent a week on the Upper Mississippi River freezing my butt off photographing bald eagles. The wind chills on the river were reaching -30 degrees F. However, it is totally worth it when you have 1000 bald eagles in one place,.
A ragged looking killdeer at the Conneaut Sand Spit in Ohio.
American Woodcock captured at the Erie National Wildlife Refuge's Holly Trail. This bird was hunkered down in a water puddle next to the boardwalk. Two joggers ran right by and didn't notice it until I stopped them on their way back and pointed the bird out to them.
