The possum came back and explored the patio before continuing in the opposite direction from the first sighting. But the rain streaks on the windows and screen plus the low light made photography impossible. Cardinals visited the feeder and white throats rummaged in the mulch.
The rain tapered off and birds came out. I saw a Carolina wren but I wasn't in a position to take a photo. A blue jay took advantage to snatch bark butter balls. A female red bellied woodpecker frustrated a downy. Then a brown thrasher landed on the suet. It had a difficult time reaching the food but it didn't give up.
A male yellow-shafted Northern flicker landed on the beautyberry trunk. The myrtle warbler and the downy woodpecker waited impatiently for the brown thrasher to finish.
A female bluebird paid a very brief visit to the bark butter balls. A flurry of little birds flitted through the hackberry. I'm pretty sure there were chickadees and myrtle warblers. I spotted a titmouse among them.
A bufflehead pair floated on the quiet water that reflected the gray sky. Cormorants splashed down.
As the light began to fade, a pine warbler got some time with the suet.
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