A gentle rain fell all morning. The air was nearly still and the creek lightly rippled. Juncos appeared after being scarce all winter. Downy woodpeckers dug into the suet which was fast disappearing. Carolina wrens kept an eye on the feeders.
A heron flew upstream and landed on the dock. An egret prowled around the dam outfall. A crow appeared to be hiding something in the redwood. A few pelicans visited the creek.
The sky cleared in the afternoon and the pool cover steamed. The wind picked up and dried surfaces but chilled them too. Dutch hyacinths began blooming. A squirrel played games with itself, running back and forth and darting about a foot up different trunks, only to jump back down and run to another. Another squirrel sunbathed on the pool cover.
The Carolina wrens and a male pine warbler got some suet. Chickadees and cardinals ate seeds in peace.
When the sky turned blue, I thought it safe to refill feeders, but there was a fresh band of rain after 5pm. After dark the clouds dissipated enough to show the moon.
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