A young pelican fished for breakfast alongside an adult. Cormorants were busy too. A gusty Southwest wind kept the tide low and made the creek choppy.
Birds were packing on the calories, but the butterbutt bully with a bandit mask drove smaller birds away from the feeders. It was thirsty work and when bigger birds showed up, the warbler retreated. A mockingbird and several bluebirds just ignored the little tyrant.
A pileated woodpecker lurked in the trees. Eventually the female came to the suet. A brown thrasher seemed intimidated and turned to the barkbutter. That made the bluebirds queue up for a turn.
A male Baltimore oriole watched from a dogwood, then swooped onto the jelly feeder. Dessert first, then he flew to the suet. A pine warbler was willing to share.
The Southwest wind brought the temperature up into the 70s. Bulbs pushed leaves up into the warm air. At midday I was outside with no coat, but the air was very damp and, with
no sunshine plus the wind, it wasn't really pleasant. A couple of turtles basked on their log. White throated sparrows did their can-can dance in the mulch to kick up any hidden seeds. A song sparrow joined in.
Then, when the wind swung around to the Northwest, light rain washed the temperature back down into the 30s.
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