Several pelicans and cormorants fished in the early morning as clouds cleared. I didn't see any fishing ducks though. A white throated sparrow pecked at a fallen barkbutter ball. A mockingbird checked the food dishes. Blue jays grabbed barkbutter balls.
Lunch brought bluebirds and warblers. K installed a new block of suet and put the remnants of the old one in the barkbutter dish. A cardinal made himself comfortable on the seed feeder perch which sheltered him from the cold breeze. The female downy noticed the suet almost immediately but the warblers were there first. A Carolina wren poked into the mulch for tidbits. The white breasted nuthatch had a lot of competition at the seed feeder. A brown thrasher foraged under the mountain mint. Two female orioles showed up in the afternoon.
Squirrels were feeling romantic. There was a lot of activity on the lake but it was hard to tell why. Egrets, gulls, cormorants, and a pelican were all flying around.
No comments:
Post a Comment