Cold

Morning was sunny.  A white breasted nuthatch was the early bird on the suet.  Bluebirds and warblers soon followed.  Then the downy woodpeckers had to defend the suet.  A song sparrow hustled around the patio, then hopped up to the roof of the feeder.  That brought out the white throated sparrow.  

Soon a blue jay discovered the restocked bark butter balls.  Three more followed.  Then the cat arrived.  The birds ignored it and even foraged on the ground, tempting fate.  Carolina wrens eventually joined in.  The white breasted nuthatch considered bark butter balls, but decided on sunflower seeds.  

Reflections on the creek were as sharp as reality.  Geese and mallards made the only disturbance I saw.  In the afternoon, a wren burst into song on the back of the bench.  Juncos briefly hunted through the mulch.  The sunlight grew muted and the sky grayed.