Sunny

Bluebirds and white throated sparrows were early birds.  I saw a male townee but it hopped down the steps and out of sight.  A pair of juncos cleaned the patio.  A mockingbird took over the suet.  But then the red bellied woodpeckers began to visit.  A brown thrasher checked on the barkbutter cup.  So of course then the blue jays had to see.  A pair of robins rested in the pine tree.  Yellow rumped warblers hung around for a chance at the suet.  Crows acted suspicious, but they always do. 

On the creek, three female hooded mergansers paddled upstream.  A dozen turtles soaked up morning sunshine.  A kingfisher flew past too fast to think of getting a photo.  Thankfully, pelicans were slower.  The sky went through a variety of patterns from bars to veils as the wind continued to blow.  Oak buds burst and those long stringy flowers began to expand.