Blue jays

The creek was iced again.  Fresh bark butter balls got gobbled by blue jays.  A red breasted nuthatch returned to the sunflower seeds, along with house finches, chickadees, and titmice. 

I chased the young eagle with a camera, to no avail.  There were pelicans but always behind trees.  Squirrels, song and white throated sparrows worked over the mulch.  The sun shone and the camera wanted to focus on the bright background instead of the birds in the shade.