Swelling buds

Yesterday,it looked like the blueberry bushes were about to bloom.  The tide was quite low again. 

A brown thrasher was after bark butter balls, but it spooked and I didn't see it return.  A Carolina wren hung around.  The female red bellied woodpecker came back but the downy still got a turn. 

I saw a junco at lunch but she hopped down the steps.  An oddly faded white throated sparrow did the same. 

Then a great blue heron landed on a dock post.  The wind gave it a crest.  A hoodie drake seemed to be all alone on the water. 

Crows were still acting up chasing each other in circles till there was a call to go after a hawk across the creek.  I spied a blue jay up in the pines but it didn't come down. 

K put up two new, large shepherd's crooks to replace the flimsy ones that served bark butter.  I wonder if they will be too high for any of the birds?