Broken cloud cover turned rose at sunrise. The creek was busy with an egret, at least two herons, pelicans and an osprey. At first is was flat as a mirror, then the surface developed tiny ridges that made reflections dance and glitter. Chickadees and cardinals ate sunflower seeds while the warblers ate suet and the white throats foraged in the mulch. The sweet gum buds look ready to pop.
A male downy woodpecker visited at lunchtime. A Carolina wren got some mealworms the greedy squirrel missed. White throats were out foraging too. A pelican roosted on a navigation sign downstream. The wind picked up in the afternoon though it was quite warm. A cabbage butterfly flitted past the feeders - first of the season!
Just before sunset, I saw a pine warbler on the suet, but I guess it saw me. Clouds in the West made the sunset dramatic. A male cardinal came to the feeder at dusk and a sparrow scurried around the patio. Cormorants flew home. When I went outside later, the evening planet was just about to slide behind the pines. The crescent moon was considerably higher, sailing through clouds.
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