Sunshine

There was a light fog early but it dissipated and the sun gilded the trees and water.  A few hooded mergansers were out diving.  Downstream, an egret waited by the dam.  A hopeful squirrel stopped by.  The mulch was still wet and the birdbath full. A dove got a drink while a white throat hopped around it. 

At noon, a titmouse was on the feeder till I tried to photograph it.  Ruddy ducks showed up, along with pintails and a bufflehead. Several leaves floated downstream, pretending to be ducks. 

In the twilight, more white throats scurried while a female cardinal sat above on the feeder. The whole day was quite warm, but damp.