Sunny and cloudy by turns

Buffleheads were out on the creek fishing.  A pelican circled in the air below the dam.  A few sparrows c\scurried on the ground while the yellow rumped warbler competed with the downy woodpeckers for suet.  The feral cat played birdwatcher again. 

When I finished the newspaper, I scattered some mealworms from a fresh tub K acquired a few days ago.  It took the sparrows about one minute to arrive.  But the song sparrow ran off the white throat.  So the white throat tried the seed feeder only to encounter a flock of finches.  And that warbler chased off a finch.

At lunch, juncos appeared.  A titmouse visited the Sunflower Cafe.  The warbler gave it a try too.  A large blackbird flock bounced from yard to yard across the creek. A buzzard circled over the creek. 

Thanks to a busted pipe, I had to spend the afternoon in a laundromat. When I got out the sun was back, but evening was not far off.  Buffleheads were popping up on the creek.  A great blue heron landed just out of sight.