Storm

In the morning, a kingfisher perched on a dock piling.  Herons flew up and down the creek.  Hooded mergansers paddled on the creek.  The downy woodpeckers were not deterred by the wet.  Neither were song and white throated sparrows. 

Mid day, there were some breaks in the rain and even a brief flicker of sunlight.  The house finches squabbled over the seed feeder.  The myrtle warbler did not slack off on guarding the suet.  But a Carolina wren ignored the warbler.  I glimpsed a goldfinch in the dogwood.  The dish for bark butter balls was empty because I didn't want them to become mush.  A titmouse sampled suet.  Ii think they have learned to disregard the warbler too. 

It was mostly drizzle till around 4pm when wind and rain slammed into the house.  Apparently much of Virginia was affected and the governor declared a state of emergency.