Rain Covered Blooms and Birds

It rained on and off all day today but I still tried to get out between the raindrops to photograph more first blooms. Here are our first irises.

An early Rose Rugosa bloom,

and one waiting for its own day to bloom.

Candytuft flowers.

The rain and cooler temps kept the birds busy at the feeders. Here a soggy-looking female Downy Woodpecker gets a mouthful of suet, perhaps to take back to the nest.

Raindrops bead on the back of a Mourning Dove...

and on the back of a Rose-breasted Grosbeak. A bit out of focus, but notice the raindrops on his back.

In contrast, the Blue Jays looked soaked to the core during the rains.

No crests in sight on this rainy rainy day.