Busy Friday

I was wrong about the time change meaning I would miss sunrise - I always forget how much that hour is. Clearly in the next couple of weeks it will be late enough for me to see it for a bit - this past week the sun was already up as I walked through the park. In fact, Friday's weather was so balmy that around 7:30 the trees along the creek (where they cleared most of the brush and vines) were filled with birds.


A downy woodpecker


A mockingbird




A Carolina wren in willow leaves




The male cardinal, posing nicely




And his mate - usually much harder to spot, and she has a little friend.