Blue sky and blue jays

A pair of blue jays investigated the mulch.  They didn't seem satisfied.  All the other bids vacated till they were gone.  Other than the jays, nuthatches, white throated sparrows, Carolina wrens, cardinals, house finches, and chickadees came to breakfast.  Geese are honking and flying up and down.  Crows are everywhere.

The fig has begun to leaf out.  A tree I thought was a hackberry has white flowers like a domesticated cherry.  Its leaves are serrated and more crinkly than the wild cherries but it has smooth, cherry-like bark. 

Late afternoon, K saw some ducks she couldn't identify - small with white markings.  They were gone before I got to the window.