Overnight rain left sparkles on the rue leaves and filled the birdbath. The male pileated woodpecker worked hard to reach the last lump of suet. Meanwhile a brown headed nuthatch, tiny by comparison, dined on sunflower seeds. Since I had not yet dealt with the flooded dishes of barkbutter balls and mealworms, a female bluebird grabbed a few bites of suet.
A red headed skink sought a good spot to bask in the noon sunshine. A mockingbird arrived for the barkbutter balls that I'd finally put out. Bluebirds followed. The cardinals were disturbed by an interloper that required much chasing to discourage. Blue jays finally noticed that there were fresh barkbutter balls.
A great blue heron preened while perched atop the dock bench. A house finch foraged in the saltbush. Sunset dyed cloud streaks a pastel peach that slowly deepened to rose.
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