This early Spring has made me lazy. Yesterday slipped away without a post and it wasn't for lack of photos or interest. Both days were sunny with a nippy breeze, especially Saturday. The oak, peach, and redbuds flowered, the wild cherry began to leaf out, and buds burst on a dogwood. Sweet gum buds looked ready to pop and I found fig leaves! Buds were visible on the blueberries but not yet open. Fortunately there were early bumblebees.
The female orioles remained and a male showed up. At least two bluebird pairs visited the feeders. Myrtle warblers fussed over pecking order. Blue jays stuffed their beaks. Downy woodpeckers were faithful to their suet. Starlings scattered food everywhere. Red-winged blackbirds were much better behaved. A few robins remained from the flock in the pecan.
Pelicans fished on the creek but I never got a good shot. The sun reached a lot more of the patio and flowerbeds. The moon was well up and looking fat by the time I took my library books back on Saturday.
A mockingbird greeted the Sunday sun. Then a blue jay wanted breakfast. Orioles started arriving, then bluebirds. Robins came back to drink. The female orioles were much more assertive with the male than they were a month ago. He definitely ate last. Red-winged blackbirds briefly returned. And of course there were starlings.
I saw a junco. A white breasted nuthatch was more interested in suet than seeds. The first grackle I've seen in years popped up but didn't stay long. And a cedar waxwing accompanied a robin to the birdbath!
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