PHOTOS: South Florida wakes up to icicles as arctic blast brings record-breaking cold

South Florida residents woke up to a sight more common in the Midwest than the tropics this morning: frozen bird baths. The Arctic blast gripping the state has dropped temperatures so low that wildlife watering spots have turned solid.

From Wellington to West Palm Beach, weather spotters have been sharing incredible images of ice-covered bird baths as proof that this cold isn’t just uncomfortable for humans — the birds seem just as surprised.

One standout comes from John in Wellington, who sent in a video of his bird bath shimmering with a sheet of ice under the early morning sun. It’s not the kind of “refreshing dip” local wildlife is used to…

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