Morning was still and gray. Even the air seemed gray and almost foggy. A downy woodpecker watched from the cherry. Red bellied woodpeckers claimed the suet. White throats picked up what fell. A pair of mallards boldly invaded the patio.
Great black backed gulls quarreled on the creek. I saw a male hoodie pass by headed upstream. As I was leaving in the morning, a small flock of red breasted mergansers appeared.
In the afternoon the cloud cover broke up and a breeze picked up. Pelicans were thick in the airspace over the creek. Starlings visited the suet. Two of them fussed but eventually shared. A big flock landed in the neighbor's trees. Hyacinths and daffodils began to bloom. I saw a butterfly that was too small for a cabbage white. It may have been a spring azure. Shovelers were barely visible on the lake, but I think there was a wood duck among them.
I passed the 64-264 interchange at 6pm and the crows were swirling overhead. A crescent moon was bright after sunset, but not quite bright enough for the camera.
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