Cold

Morning was sunny but there was still plenty of snow and the creek was again iced over except where the current flowed along the bulkhead.  Even the dock was still covered with snow despite being in the sun.  Geese floated along the narrow open lane. 

I did not put more suet out on account of the starlings, so the birds had to be content with barkbutter balls.  That was OK with the orioles.  And of course the blue jays were delighted.  They queued up for a turn at the cup.  The brown thrasher owned the barkbutter balls for a while by sitting on the cup.  But other birds stayed away after they discovered there wasn't any suet. 

The Carolina wren pair foraged in the snow and picked through the sunflower seeds.  Later I saw the feral cat using the redwood as a scratching post but I wasn't quite fast enough with the camera.