A 16x20 framed piece by Rex Miller. In his own words:

Paying careful attention to nature's signals can, with experience, provide an insight into approaching weather.  We've all heard old adages such as "birds perch more before a storm," or "leaves turn their backs before a weather change."  Though I don't have a specific old mountain saying that applies, I have often observed that birds feed much more enthusiastically and urgently before a winter storm.  Though I didn't need the birds' feeding activity to warn me of this snowstorm--the weather forecasts provided plenty of advance notice--I was attracted to the increased activity around my bird feeders before and during the storm.  This bright fellow, his chest feathers puffed against the cold, almost seemed to be debating whether the feeder's easy treats were worth the effort of moving in the cold and wind-driven snowfall.

I would like to relate an interesting story of slogging through snowy woods to a remote hemlock grove, setting up my camera and tripod in a natural blind, and waiting hours for just the right cardinal specimen to stop by and serve as a fleeting photographic subject. The fact is, the flurry of birds at my feeders inspired me to set up my camera gear alright, but in the comfort of my own home--I actually made this photograph by doing nothing more difficult than holding very still behind my camera/tripod assembly, focusing quickly on the cardinal, and shooting a few frames through the window glass of my living room.  I suppose the adage that applies here is, "photographs are where you find them."