Cloudy and humid

Preparing for company prevented me from observing much so far.  Two male cardinals are contesting turf.  Squirrels are out hunting food.

We spent the afternoon outside which meant that many of the birds stayed away.  The hummer and the chickadees still came to the feeder, but cardinals, finches and titmice veered off.  I also saw robins, the red bellied male, brown thrashers, and a jay.  I heard a little green heron protest when one of the boats went by.  Dragonflies and an orange butterfly hung around.  The pool was full of spiders.  The skink went about his business just as my camera battery died.