When I got up, two Carolina wrens hopped around the hanger where their mealworms ought to have been. I rushed out with them and of course everyone flew away. An oriole soon showed up to take advantage of the restored food. A pine warbler went for suet. White throated sparrows scouted through the mulch. Then both orioles got a yen for jelly.
A ridged overcast cleared around 9, but the blue sky had a layer of ice cloud, thinner to the North, thicker in the South. There was ice in the birdbath too, though it wasn't frozen solid. Nevertheless, when I poured hot water in, the birds flocked to it. A song sparrow foraged in the mulch but never let me get a good view. A titmouse was more cooperative, as was a dove. Meanwhile, the squirrels were having a wild time all across the yard.
At lunchtime, at least five great egrets circled high above the lake to the North. Downy woodpeckers showed up to eat suet. The second oriole got a helping of jelly, but anxiously kept watch for the dominant one.
Not much occurred on the creek, just mallards and geese paddling around. Not too long before sunset, a female kingfisher rested on a piling. Sunset painted the wispy clouds pink against the blue sky.
When I got up, two Carolina wrens hopped around the hanger where their mealworms ought to have been. I rushed out with them and of course everyone flew away. An oriole soon showed up to take advantage of the restored food. A pine warbler went for suet. White throated sparrows scouted through the mulch. Then both orioles got a yen for jelly. 
A ridged overcast cleared around 9, but the blue sky had a layer of ice cloud, thinner to the North, thicker in the South. There was ice in the birdbath too, though it wasn't frozen solid. Nevertheless, when I poured hot water in, the birds flocked to it. A song sparrow foraged in the mulch but never let me get a good view. A titmouse was more cooperative, as was a dove. Meanwhile, the squirrels were having a wild time all across the yard. 
At lunchtime, at least five great egrets circled high above the lake to the North. Downy woodpeckers showed up to eat suet. The second oriole got a helping of jelly, but anxiously kept watch for the dominant one.
Not much occurred on the creek, just mallards and geese paddling around. Not too long before sunset, a female kingfisher rested on a piling. Sunset painted the wispy clouds pink against the blue sky.
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