The sun was bright but the wind peeled all the warmth away. Nevertheless, the turtles came out to bask. Northern shovelers pinwheeled around the lake, feeding. A great blue heron watched the creek below the dam. Pelicans cruised over the creek, occasionally plunging into the water. Buffleheads, red breasted and hooded mergansers were after smaller fish. Curiously, I saw no female shovelers or male mergansers.
Downy woodpeckers ignored everything but the suet. Two yellow rumped warblers didn't get along. The female red bellied woodpecker finally managed the upsidedown suet. White throats and doves foraged on the ground.
I went to the library and admired the lichens on the ornamental cherries. When I came home the male bluebird was guarding the nestbox.
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