It was sprinkling when I left before dawn to go to a meeting in Norfolk. That stopped by the time I got out, but the East wind made waves on the Lafayette River. When I got home, I could see the edge of the overcast and an hour later, it had blown away. But the air was a lot colder, even if it hadn't been blasting down from the Northeast.
Hungry birds appeared, led by a downy woodpecker. Several white throats began foraging. A blue jay watched and more flew through the yard. The resident myrtle warbler tried the fresh suet.
The wind drove the tide high despite the nearly third quarter moon phase. I saw a crow fly sideways and others flapping mightily without moving forward. A mature bald eagle arced over the creek and out of sight. Pelicans were strong enough to fish despite the wind, but in the sheltered creek. The lee of the dam protected egrets. The the sun drew turtles up onto the logs.
Toward evening, a pair of wood ducks came paddling fast along the shore headed upstream. A little later, another drake came behind even faster. Love triangle? Meanwhile, egrets, a heron, and cormorants gathered on the snags on the lake. (The turtles were gone.) The muscovy duck was hanging around the geese again. Pink powder puffs dotted the sky and then it was twilight.
It was sprinkling when I left before dawn to go to a meeting in Norfolk. That stopped by the time I got out, but the East wind made waves on the Lafayette River. When I got home, I could see the edge of the overcast and an hour later, it had blown away. But the air was a lot colder, even if it hadn't been blasting down from the Northeast.
Hungry birds appeared, led by a downy woodpecker. Several white throats began foraging. A blue jay watched and more flew through the yard. The resident myrtle warbler tried the fresh suet.
The wind drove the tide high despite the nearly third quarter moon phase. I saw a crow fly sideways and others flapping mightily without moving forward. A mature bald eagle arced over the creek and out of sight. Pelicans were strong enough to fish despite the wind, but in the sheltered creek. The lee of the dam protected egrets. The the sun drew turtles up onto the logs.
Toward evening, a pair of wood ducks came paddling fast along the shore headed upstream. A little later, another drake came behind even faster. Love triangle? Meanwhile, egrets, a heron, and cormorants gathered on the snags on the lake. (The turtles were gone.) The muscovy duck was hanging around the geese again. Pink powder puffs dotted the sky and then it was twilight.
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