High tide was over the dock when I got up, but the surface was smooth and reflective. Cardinals, nuthatches, and finches were joined on the feeder by impatient juncos and white throated sparrows. The male and female towhee are still not getting along.
By lunch, the birds had emptied the feeder. At least four pelicans fished while a couple of herons also flew by. A mallard drake paddled and two smaller ducks - maybe wood ducks - flew first upstream then down. Gulls and a buzzard circled over a spot around the downstream bend. The breeze is cold, but not nearly as powerful as in the past days.
Refilled for evening snack. Chickadees, nuthatches, cardinals, juncos, and sparrows showed up. Crows kept carrying on and frightening the song birds into thinking there was a hawk. Song sparrows trust their camouflage most - they're the last to hide. A Carolina wren sang in the dogwood. The sky is still clear which makes sunset less interesting. But the low-angle light on the trees is beautiful.
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