Busy birds and squirrels. The cardinals are even closer to gladiola color than the house finches, but I couldn't get a cardinal to pose. A Japanese beetle did pose on the bricks but I didn't realize that's what it was till I looked at the photo. A dragonfly paused too briefly for me to get the camera up. An osprey circled in the distance. I can hear little green herons croaking. The gardenia bush smells wonderful even out of sight.
After lunch, a skink flowed past along the timber retaining wall. A male eastern pondhawk dragonfly used the perch I set out. A tiger swallowtail flitted through the trees. They seem to stay high now that the yard is more open. The wren continued to sing and a bluebird passed through. The lawn care staff next door rousted a rabbit who came hopping alongside the pool. It is very hot with the usual afternoon pile up of cumulus clouds in the West.. A blue jay and a brown thrasher peeked around the corner of the house and flew off. Then a young rabbit did the same and hop-walked right past me.. There are a lot of young animals out for the first time and less wary than they should be. However, I have not seen a hummingbird today.
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