The wind was strong and gusty and sunshine was intermittent so I was a little chilly outdoors. Plus the birds kept shying away. Bluebirds appeared to be feasting on dogwood berries on the far side of the yard, About half of the berries had turned black. Except for their blue backs, the birds blended in well with the turning leaves.
Brown-headed nuthatches focused on sunflower seeds. One of them sent a chickadee flying off the perch. A pine warbler wanted suet. Yellow leaves kept fooling me into seeing more pine warblers in the trees. Mallards gathered to eat something on the water - the saltbush seeds? A flicker went after pine cones.
Fluff blew off the saltbushes, so I guess the humidity, temperature, and wind were just right for the bushes to release seeds. A poor, little honeybee hiked through the grass, grounded by the wind. Three turtles hung out on the lake logs, hoping for more sunshine.
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