Ice everywhere

This morning the creek is frozen.  Chickadees and sparrows are awake and hungry.  It's another bright, clear day, but with little wind.  The temperature is in the teens again and supposed to get all the way up to freezing.  Some juncos are still around.

I got curious about the lake above the dam.  At noon, it was mostly ice, with a flock of red wing blackbirds in the grass between it and the road.  On the other side of the road, hooded mergansers paddled in open water at the outflow of the upper lake.  The creek is still ice. 

I put peanuts out but some were still left at the end of the day. Here's an explanation of the big chill.