The sky was a uniform gray, then it lumped into distinct clouds. Nevertheless, there was intermittent sunshine. A male towhee, and later a brown thrasher, checked out the mulch while the regulars hit the feeder. The fox family passed by early, coming home from their nightly pursuits.An osprey landed in the pines across the creek. Apparently the crows no longer care about this, evidence their fledglings have moved on.
Since no hummer has come by for a couple of days, we took down the feeder, cleaned and restocked it, and rehung it. This time I used dishwater instead of bleach. Anyway, a hummer appeared within the hour. After feeding, it flew to a dead twig on the dogwood where the birdhouse hangs, and preened all through our lunch.
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