Ms. Downy was pecking suet when I got up. The shaded creek mirrored the sunlit trees. Soon the male oriole came for jelly. He fended off competitors, then needed a drink from the ant moat. Warblers wanted some of everything. A blue jay alighted on the rim of the bird bath for a drink. Next up was a mockingbird who turned up its beak at mushy barkbutter and went foraging along the pool edge. A Carolina wren inspected everything.
Bluebirds found the barkbutter mush and suet acceptable. The orange crowned warbler returned and moved right in on the suet while the bluebird was already there. A very round bluebird drank from the birdbath. Pine warblers became very busy with the food. White throated sparrows finally showed up to pick through the mulch.
I believe there was a turtle basking on the lake log. An egret flew away while a heron stood still and watched from the neighbor's dock. Another heron lurked by the dam. Tiny female buffleheads dived for fish. A cormorant ran on water.
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