A white breasted nuthatch was the early bird, followed immediately by the female red bellied woodpecker, then a brown headed nuthatch. They all wanted seeds. The female downy stuffed each seed into a crack in the post to keep it still while she hammered. I put out some barkbutter balls and attracted a blue jay. By mid morning we had sunshine but it was still cold.
Mockingbirds came after the blue jays had carried off most of the barkbutter balls. Both a mockingbird and a blue jay were thirsty. Bluebirds returned to the seed feeder. The male downy, with his red crest on end, checked out the seeds.
The yellow flag irises bloomed and I saw buds on the yellow fleur-de-lis irises. K hung another block of suet and the male downy was right on it, with his hair still on end. He had competition from mockingbirds. The two mockingbirds argued over the suet. The feral cat showed up and I chased it off - too many birds were on the ground hunting suet crumbs. Turtles were enjoying the sunshine.
Two squirrels got into a serious fight. They were rolling around the patio like a furry ball. I snapped a picture but i should have made a movie. The male red bellied woodpecker heard about the suet and came right away. He was very red, not just on the tummy but his face looked sunburned. The female downy was annoyed that the bigger bird was occupying the suet. A white throated sparrow hunted seeds.
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