Photos: Birds (and a squirrel) on an icy Tuesday February morning in Schenectady

PHOTOGRAPHER: Peter R. Barber

Some area birds Tuesday morning

SCHENECTADY – Capital Region residents encountered an ice-covered landscape Tuesday morning, including the feathered and bushy-tailed variety.

Our Peter R. Barber captured these shots of cardinals, blue jays and other local birds, along with a squirrel, all weathering the February conditions.

Photos by our Peter R. Barber:

A Blue Jay sits on an ice coated tree branch in Schenectady . PETER R. BARBER/THE DAILY GAZETTE

A male Northern Cardinal sits on an ice covered tree branch in Schenectady PETER R. BARBER/THE DAILY GAZETTE

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An American Gold Finch sits on an ice covered tree branch in Schenectady PETER R. BARBER/THE DAILY GAZETTE

A house finch rests on an ice coated tree branch in Schenectady PETER R. BARBER/THE DAILY GAZETTE

A gray squirrel peaks out of a bird feeder as icicles form above him in Schenectady PETER R. BARBER/THE DAILY GAZETTE

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