This morning there was some ice on the creek. The day was sunny but just a few degrees above freezing. Snow that was in the shade only melted a little. I noticed red spots on the snow under the seed feeder, but I don't know if they were blood or something else. A female oriole and a male pine warbler started off on the suet. The pair of Carolina wrens followed. A brown thrasher prospected for what they dropped. Then starlings began their raids.
White throated and song sparrows seemed to find plenty of seeds in the snow. I saw a yellow rumped warbler on the ground a couple of times. The downy woodpeckers worked on the suet whenever larger birds let them. A male red bellied woodpecker and a mockingbird had a shouting match. Put your money on the woodpecker because, after the mockingbird yielded, a starling took its place. But not for long. The red belly drove it away too.
Pelicans continued the creek patrol but I never got a good shot. The young eagle made a couple of passes but was harassed by crows. I tried to take pictures of icicles but most didn't come out. The dripping roof encased one plant in ice. I tried to make a bird-size snowman but the snow was very dry and wouldn't stick. A few small clouds turned pink at sunset. By that time the suet was completely gone and I just put it out on Monday, not even a full week ago.
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