Birds

The birds were out in force: chickadees, titmice, cardinals, finches, a wren, juncos, sparrows, and doves.  A titmouse chased another around the feeder.  The titmice are getting bolder, I think.

A squirrel came to drink at the rain-filled birdbath.  The nuthatch has not appeared for several days so I guess it was a temporary visitor. The sky is gray with occasional breaks letting a trickle of sunlight through.

After lunch, a cold wind has kicked up, keeping the birds and bees at home.   Leaves have buried the pillaged yellow jacket nest.  I hear crows and see cormorants flying. Then, quite suddenly around 3:15 the cloud cover disappeared.