Rain again

And that brought a towhee, this time a male, I think.  Interesting that they only visit on rainy mornings.  Sharing the mulch were juncos, a wren, and a song sparrow.  On the feeder, finches, cardinals, and chickadees stocked up.  It's a good thing I refilled it yesterday. The birds all showed up around 7:30 and were gone by 8am.

Sunlight is flickering on in the afternoon, but dark clouds persist to the North.  A nuthatch ventured out despite the wind.  The clouds are moving very fast to the ESE.  A pelican flew upstream and five buffleheads held station off the dock.  A junco stuffed itself on the feeder while a white-throated sparrow settled into the wet mulch.  A small flock of mallards flew upstream.  A buzzard circled the creek.  A couple dozen crows all headed upstream, no doubt to make life a burden for a hawk.

The camera is still being fussy about focus. The rising moon is round and bright so I guess the sky has cleared.