Clear blue morning

The birds are hungry.  Nuthatches, white throated sparrows, Carolina wrens, and juncos showed up first.  The usual suspects got up a bit later.  The creek shimmers and reflected trees waver, but there are odd ripples.  It is supposed to be shad running season.   Crows fussed over some raptor that landed in their pines.

Mid morning, the creek is flowing strongly and all reflection is gone.  The feeder is rocking in the wind and only a squirrel is down in the mulch.  A pelican and then an egret flew downstream.

At lunch, there was lots of fishing.  Several osprey, two buzzards, at least three pelicans, and many gulls, both ring bills and black backs, flew over the creek.  Watching an osprey plunge is even more exciting than watching a pelican.