Birds Aflame

We had a dusting of snow this morning that happened as the kids were getting ready for school. They were watching it "float and flutter" (Claire) down to the ground, and of course it's sticking because it's VERY cold outside. Anyway, after we dropped Claire off, Landon and I were watching the birds skirting around eating at our bird feeders in the back yard. When the birds would land or take off from the fence Landon would exclaim "That bird's on fire!". I would just giggle, thinking he meant they were moving quickly, but soon he said "See the smoke Mommy?". When the birds would move on the fence, the snow on the fence would scatter around them looking like smoke. Quite an observation from my child...it must have been a miracle none of them burned up!