Birds on the Potomac

When we went to Washington DC in February 2005, the Potomac River was frozen over, and many fish were trapped in the upper layers of ice, a fact that these birds were taking advantage of as we looked across the river toward the Jefferson Memorial. Notice that the birds are standing on the river. While we watched, many of them skated on the ice and others flapped their wings to give themselves push for little hops.



Birds feast on the frozen Potomac at the Jefferson Memorial, Washington, DC. Feb 2005