The ice was strong enough for geese to walk on, but succumbed when they landed with a 'whomp.' But then it refroze. The mulch was very white with frost and of course the birdbath was frozen, but not the pool. .
The crows made it clear they had first dibs on any bird treats. So I hung the suet so that it can only be reached from below. The downy had no problem but a starling eyed me pitifully. And I put the jelly on the table hoping that's too close to the house for a crow to be comfortable. But I never saw an oriole. Only the seed eaters were unfazed.
White throats ignored it all. The myrtle warblers seemed lost. A nuthatch got a seed without a photo. I spotted a red bellied woodpecker in the dogwood with a seed to hammer.
Late in the day when the ice was gone two bufflehead drakes appeared. A huge flock of cormorants floated on the lake. A few shovelers mixed in.
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