Woodpecker and nuthatch

A female downy woodpecker paused to rap on the trees. I'm guessing downy by comparing its size to a dogwood leaf. Chickadees are busy on the feeder, but the titmouse left when I came outside. A male finch in muted color was around earlier. Gulls are circling and maybe an osprey. A big flock of geese came barreling down the creek's airspace.

It's warm and humid but there's a breeze. The sun is playing peek-a-boo with wet-looking clouds. The tide is quite high again.

At lunch a brown headed nuthatch showed up to compete with the chickadees. They're about the same size. First it pecked at the feeder post, then it took seeds at the feeder. It came back a couple of times, but I did not get a good photo.

A mid-afternoon downpour was followed by brief showers. Then the West cleared just enough for a colorful sunset.