Snow Birds

Nov 23, 2015

The first major snowstorm of the season hit the midwest on Friday. Only a few inches were initially expected in Sioux Falls, but the city saw record snowfall by the end of the day. The previous record for November 20 was 3.8 inches in 1975. A whopping 14 inches were reported on the south side of town while northern Sioux Falls received about half as much. Christian Begeman spent a few hours at the Outdoor Campus that afternoon, observing birds stocking up at the feeders. See more of his work at cbegeman.blogspot.com.

Comments

08:14 am - Tue, December 1 2015

Mary Anne Garnett said:

Your photos are fantastic! You should make SD bird calendar and sell it through SD magazine!

07:31 pm - Tue, December 1 2015

Christian Begeman said:

Thanks for the kind words Mary Anne. I actually picked out 12 photos for a bird calendar this year, but did not follow through with the idea. I do, however, have a scenic calendar and a country church themed calendar available at www.viewfromsd.com if you are interested. Thanks again!

11:03 pm - Wed, January 6 2016

Lottie WALKER said:

I love the bird pictures---I live in Renton, Wash. and I enjoy the 2 hummingbirds that live in my backyard all winter. We don't have the red cardinals here.