There was thick fog when I got up but it dissipated before I got any pictures. Then the egrets arrived. Cormorants created circular patches of gray on the creek surface that looked like ice floes. Gulls swirled around the egrets. Eventually the pelicans showed up.
Bluebirds, blue jays, and pine warblers were pleased when I uncovered the barkbutter balls. K hung a new block of suet which promptly attracted a butterbutt. The downy woodpecker was not pleased.
The song sparrow came to forage, as did juncos. I refreshed the jelly and that drew a male oriole. A pine warbler and the brown headed nuthatches made forays to get sunflower seeds when the cardinals, house finches, chickadees, and titmice weren't in the way.
In the late afternoon, long after the fishing frenzy was over, a pied pill grebe floated on the creek. The setting sun highlighted the bird and colored the water with reflections. Geese and an egret watched.
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