Walking on water

These are pondcam captures of a bit of action in the pond this morning while it was still nearly dark.  As a result of the overnight thaw, there was a layer of water in the pond on top of the ice sheet that had formed over the past few freezing cold days. The blackbird looked as if it was walking on water, or at least paddling in shallow water, but it was also looking for food, and then having a bit of a bath.