The prediction was for a sunny day but a thin layer of cloud blocked or muted the sun throughout the day. With little warmth from the sun and occasionally icy gusts, I could not stay still outside very long, even though it was not as cold as yesterday. The birdbath didn't refreeze after I thawed it but the creek retained much of its ice.
The birds were hungry in the morning. The bark butter balls attracted pine and yellow rumped warblers, blue jays, red bellied woodpeckers and even Carolina wrens. Titmice and a persistent squirrel wanted sunflower seeds. Downy woodpeckers insisted on suet. A white breasted nuthatch paid one visit to the feeder. Juncos and sparrows, both song and white throat, foraged on the ground.
Mallards and one hoodie drake paddled up the narrow line of open water where the current ran. A great blue heron fished further downstream. Crows chased a hawk. And three eagles sailed overhead but soon were screened by trees.
A sizeable flock of robins descended on the yard and then did nothing but pick new perching spots till they all took off again. Sunset painted pink freckles on the sky.
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