Clear blue sky

There was frost on the dock and ice in the birdbath.  A few white throated sparrows poked around below the feeder.  A mockingbird came for a drink but found only ice, and that's when the camera battery died.  I swapped out the battery and poured hot water in the birdbath but the mockingbird did not return.  The temperature climbed steeply and by noon it was pleasant if a bit cool and damp. Small pollinators flew around the camellia flowers. 

At lunch time there were juncos with the white throats.  Several doves showed up.  A female cardinal joined the male.  A downy woodpecker hung from the suet.  A bufflehead and several cormorants fished.  After lunch I spied a great blue heron preening by the garden across the creek.