Again there was a flurry of birds during breakfast. They got up later than we did, but the light was still poor. A couple of blue jays foraged on the ground. The male red bellied woodpecker shared suet with a warbler. White throated sparrows scuttled around the patio. The red breasted nuthatch darted in for seeds. Then the cat scared them all off. A squirrel was startled by the cat, but recovered and pointedly stayed just out of pounce range. The cat gave up and went to sit on the pool cover. Birds returned and the mockingbird took over the suet. The female red bellied woodpecker paid a short visit to the suet. Carolina wrens were cautious. I saw house finches courting up in the trees. Bluebirds argued over who was first, then they all left. A handful of goldfinches showed up and actually ate suet. Some vegetarians!
The tide went way out. A great blue heron landed on a neighboring dock piling. A few turtles basked on the lake logs. I saw some birds paddle out of sight but I couldn't identify them before they disappeared. It was a lovely day but I was consumed with Zoom.
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