The ice is gone and the birds are coming back in large numbers. Top photos are of lesser Canada Goose feeding and nesting at the Frank Lake bird sanctuary.
(Wilson’s Snipe, also shot at Frank Lake bird sanctuary)
(an American avocet, a wading bird
Temple of the Golden Buddha, Bangkok
A visit to a newer temple in Bangkok, home to a massive solid gold statue of the Buddah weighing 12,000 pounds — making it the most valuable religious artifact in the world
