A Moist Morning

Our avian friends are visiting the birdbath this morning while it's raining. They don't seem to mind the water coming in from all directions. Visitors so far today are mostly the pine siskins, and a few immature white-crowned sparrows. Our visit to friends a few nights ago, to a home on a lake, gave us the opportunity to see some swans, three cygnets and two adults. The cygnets are big enough now that they can somewhat hold their own, but earlier in the summer, three other cygnets were killed by a bald eagle that patrols the lake perimeter. We also heard that the resident osprey has been around the lake this summer.