Freezing

The water in the birdbath had become ice this morning but when I poured in hot, it didn't refreeze.  The wind was still driving the tide out despite the third quarter phase of the moon.  Two kingfishers squabbled over perches on the pilings.  I saw a female red breasted nuthatch but didn't get a shot.  A male downy visited the suet.  Beneath, a white throated sparrow scurried between doves.

We spent the rest of the day out - lunch and a matinee - and got home just at sundown.  Mallards were skimming the creek.  Cold as it was, a little beige moth rested on the window.  After dark, we went back out for a music session.