The birdbath was frozen but there was no ice on the creek. Wispy cirrus clouds were brushed across the sky. Sparrows were up first. The warbler and the Carolina wrens followed. Then the red bellied woodpecker took over. Buffleheads and geese were out on the creek and a great blue heron waited under the dam.
At lunch, the downy woodpecker appeared and bit off a big hunk of suet. Juncos scurried around. Titmice tried to get seeds while dodging the warbler. Lots of pelicans cruised above the creek and sometimes plunged after fish.In the late afternoon, I saw a hoodie on the lake above the dam. Then an egret landed in the tangle of down trees on the lake bank.
If this is the case then why can sunny days be very cold, the sun angle is important to how much the sun can warm the air.in winter the sun angle is lowest and the cold and then the boards are frozen but there was no ice on the creek.
ReplyDeleteI think, and I'm no meteorologist, it has to do with cold air being drier and warmer air being able to hold more moisture. So in winter, when the wind is from the South, it is more likely to make clouds. Wind from the North may bring a storm, but then the air clears. As for the frost on the dock, that's the same as all those highway signs: "Bridge freezes before road."
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