Thursday, January 12, 2017

Windy

Wind from the SW brought the temperature up to 70°F and drove the water out of the creek. I believe I saw whitecaps, and even the birdbath had waves.

Sparrows were out scavenging what had been hidden by show.  Eventually, I put jelly and mealworms out, and the oriole was right there.  Warblers and woodpeckers attacked the suet while titmice weren't so picky.  The wrens took longer to arrive.  A large flock of crows wheeled around the sky dancing on the wind.  A buzzard flew fairly close.

The same birds were still around at lunch and a pine warbler joined them.  Then the red bellied woodpecker took over the suet.  A lone robin came for a drink.  The downy woodpecker pair shared the suet for a while.  The tide went as low as I can recall seeing it.  Up on the lake the water was high and a flock of shovelers strained it through their big bills.

Wispy clouds made a glorious sunset.



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