Your P.E.I.: The birds and the trees

Photographers didn't let freezing rain or flooding stop them from capturing nature

Image | Your P.E.I.: The birds and the trees

Caption: Like some birds on a wire. (Submitted by @sandandskycreations/Instagram)

Freezing rain, rain and flooding did not make for great weather this week, but it did mean photos are ice-covered and our feathered friends face a challenge.
Here are some of the photos you've shared, with birds facing the cold and trees transformed in icicles.

Image | Your P.E.I.: The birds and the trees

Caption: Trees were outlined with ice across P.E.I. this week. This close up was taken on Sunnyside Road in Richmond. (Submitted by Kellie Power-Arsenault)

Image | Your P.E.I.: The birds and the trees

Caption: This Blue Jay was shot (with a camera) by Tim Gallant in Rustico. He says this close up is one of his bets photos this year. (Submitted by Tim Gallant)

Image | Your P.E.I.: The birds and the trees

Caption: Just what you don't want to see, power lines hanging out with ice-laden trees. (Submitted by Karla Fraser/Facebook)

Image | Your P.E.I.: The birds and the trees

Caption: This bird was shivering on the lamp for about ten minutes before this photo was taken. (Submitted by Bobby Beer/Facebook)

Image | Your P.E.I.: The birds and the trees

Caption: Eventually the sun came out shining on ice covered fields and tree. This scene is in Tignish. (Submitted by Jeff Kearnes/Facebook)

Image | Your P.E.I.: The birds and the trees

Caption: This duck looks like he's quacking at the wind and rain. Shirley says he was skidding on the ice, powered by the wind. (Submitted by Shirlee Hogan/Instagram)

Image | Your P.E.I.: The birds and the bees

Caption: Hang on! (Submitted by Blake Haley/Facebook)

Are you snapping shots of the Island, too? Send us your photos of adorable wildlife, beautiful scenery and stunning sunsets through a direct message on the CBC Prince Edward Island Facebook(external link) page, tag us on Instagram(external link) or #CBCPEI, tweet us @CBCPEI(external link) or submit to Compass Photo of the Day(external link).