Monday, December 25, 2017

Plenty of birds

 When I came out to the kitchen, a pine warbler was glowing in the early sunshine.  Titmice soon appeared, then yellow rumped warblers and Carolina wrens.  A male red bellied woodpecker ventured out of the trees for some suet. 

 Buffleheads, mostly drakes, came and went all day.   There were pelicans cruising over the creek but I didn't see any on the water. As long as they are flying, they are screened by twigs from the camera. Later, a handful of female red breasted mergansers and one male chased a school of fish.  Cormorants joined the hunt. 

Clouds thickened till the afternoon was overcast.  A goldfinch perched on the feeder hanger but left without any seeds.  A few white throats kicked mulch while a blue jay watched from the trees.  A downy woodpecker came for suet.

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