Windnesday

Bluebirds visited the seed feeder.  White throats poked through the mulch but were happy to add barkbutter balls to their diet.  Blue jays, a red belly, and a mockingbird also ate barkbutter balls.  The suet was almost gone.  I saw birds eating jelly but they got away without a picture.  Starlings swarmed the barkbutter dish.  A female oriole drank from the ant moat. 

The temperature touched 60° but the wind was harsh and strong.  Pelicans preferred the sheltered creek to the open bay.  An egret landed gracefully on the dock.  Titmice joined the seed eaters.  The downy woodpecker pair argued on a dogwood branch.  A myrtle warbler was disappointed by the tiny remnant of suet.