Sunny but frigid

We think the thermometer dropped into the 20s overnight though the plants weren't showing evidence yet.  I only saw chickadees and a finch on the feeder - the action was all out on the creek.  There wasn't the frenzy of yesterday, at least while I watched.  But pelicans, cormorants, herons, egrets and gulls were active.  A turkey vulture circled and its red head caught the sun.

Ducks appeared in the afternoon.  The water sparkled.  A squirrel sat on the birdbath and fluffed its tail like a pillow, very funny to watch.  Another came to the glass and peered in to see why peanuts were not forthcoming.