On a cloudy, breezy and surprisingly cool day, I cleaned up the hummingbird feeder, filled it with fresh nectar, and in less than half an hour, looked out the kitchen window to see a bright male Ruby-throated Hummingbird already there, sipping from the feeder. A second male came zipping up, chasing the first one, and they both flew away. I think hummingbirds have been here for several days now, but I\u2019m late putting up a feeder.<\/p>\n
Much later in the day, late afternoon, when I stepped out the front door at least a dozen Cedar Waxwings were scattered around like colorful enameled ornaments in the trees. I stood for several minutes just watching them, listening to their high, lisping calls go back and forth in the oaks and pecans, and admiring their sleek colors and style \u2013 crested head, black mask, smooth taupe shoulders, lemon-yellow belly and the edge of glistening gold on the pearl-gray tail, the small touch of wax-red in the wing. Some were preening, others were gleaning insects from leaves and branches.<\/p>\n
The juvenile Red-headed Woodpecker this afternoon quietly flew from trunk to trunk in the yard where I\u2019ve always found it. I had just about decided until today that it must have gone because I hadn\u2019t heard it for several days. It\u2019s vividly colored now in bold red, white and black.<\/p>\n
Three White-throated Sparrows whistled, long, sweet, lingering songs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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