(One of Julie Waters’ many, many contributions to GMD was her amazing nature photography — a wonderful palate-cleanser after our usual diet of politics and lefty snark. This diary, from last November, includes a good sampling of her work. Enjoy.   – promoted by jvwalt)

Here are some photos of birds from my feeders in the last few weeks.  Most were expected.  One was a big surprise.  Can you guess which one?