Cloudy off and on

Last evening's clouds built up through the night, moving out of the West.  In the early light, they were still distinct and sun tinted but they congealed into solid overcast.  A squirrel got interested in something in the water at the far side of the pool, but just as I was about to take a picture, another squirrel gave chase.  A few titmice visited along with finches and chickadees.  A hummer got into a confrontation with a finch.

Later in the morning the sky cleared to a hazy blue. There was a big spider in the skimmer.  A skinklet came out briefly.  The hummer came back and a black swallowtail visited the rue.

In the afternoon, a vulture and an osprey passed overhead. Two egrets fished below the dam.  Then a formation of cormorants flew over. By this time the sky was quite clear.