I spent the weekend birding up near Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. It was bitterly cold, but very worthwhile. Here some birders are waiting to see if a rare bird seen recently feeding in the tree on the right might show up, while the morning sun rises behind the clouds. There is a frozen river in the distance. The bird did not appear.
Bummer you had to freeze your buns off for nothing :) How do you protect your camera when it's bitterly cold. It's been below zero here and I don't have an expensive camera and just worried the cold would ruin it somehow :(
@not_left_handed My camera mostly performed very well in the extreme cold. Average temp. was about 10 below zero (fahrenheit). I was only outside for 10-15 minutes at a time, then back in the car where me and the camera both warmed up. However, I did have some problems with being able to see thru the viewfinder. I think my breath was fogging it up. And I had to stop taking pictures much sooner than I would have if the weather had been warmer, so I could not maximize the opportunities I had.
