Lovely reflections floated on the creek in the morning. A song sparrow appeared on the patio, the first one I've seen in months. A Carolina wren also hunted around the patio and under the mountain mint. A mockingbird flew in for a barkbutter ball. The orange crowned warbler had the same idea. Then a male oriole arrived, sampled the barkbutter balls, and moved on to the jelly.
White throated sparrows kicked mulch under the seed feeder. The song sparrow watched and noticed that K had left some seeds on the patio. It hustled over and started cracking one. That brought a white throat that laid claim the the seeds and shoved the song sparrow away. It sulked over by the mountain mint. Alas, my photos were blurred.
Meanwhile the sky had clouded and the creek roughened. I saw some hoodies and buffleheads but had no luck with photos. Later several cormorants fished. A flock of crows swooped in, alighted, and took off. The songbirds assumed there was danger. After a while two male orioles came out. They did not appear to get along.
The orange crowned warbler returned after lunch. So did greedy blue jays. Pine warblers also had some barkbutter balls. I spotted a flicker up in the hackberry tree but vegetation was in the way. A female bluebird came for a drink from the birdbath.
After dark, on our way out I saw the crescent moon in the West. Alas I had no camera along. And considering the predicted weather, the moon will be past first quarter before it reappears.
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