Monday, January 17, 2011

Clouding up

As I expected, the warmer temperatures finally brought cloudy skies. And new birds!

Around noon, a yellow rumped warbler tried to get into the house, or so it looked. It flew into the windows and up under the overhangs and clung to the walls.

Then a small flock of goldfinches showed up, got a drink from the birdbath and chowed down on the feeder. The titmice and chickadees didn't stand a chance. A mockingbird kept snatching something off a vine tendril - morning glory seeds? And some kind of nuthatch went hopping up the dogwood trunk.

Several pelicans were out cruising the creek, but no eagles. Gulls and a few hooded mergansers, and I heard a kingfisher. Now it is raining.

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