Apparently the Arctic winds blew the hooded mergansers into town. Two pairs showed up at breakfast. Cormorants were out fishing. The lost kayak paddle coasted past again. Crows posed atop the pine as an ill omen.
Then we had an all day rain and drizzle with the temperature sliding down and the dark closing in by 5 o'clock. The rain finally stopped by 8pm and the cloud cover seemed to be breaking up as it reflected urban light pollution.
The feral cat hung around under the cedar for a while at lunch time. But the birds were too hungry to stay away from the feeder for long. Cardinals, chickadees, and titmice competed for sunflower seeds. On the ground a white throated sparrow hunted for what they dropped. Despite the low light and rain streaks, I took quite a few pictures.
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