Cooler and drier

The nicer weather brought all kinds of visitors!  Two hummers, one of which took an interest in the hibiscus and lavender.  A female goldfinch thought the hummer feeder was a drinking fountain.  A Carolina wren shared the feeder with a blushing finch, i.e. a brown house finch beginning to show some red on the face.  Male and female widow skimmers hunted over the lawn.  An osprey again hunted the creek.

Just before lunch, a skink took the sun on the brick wall beside the downspout.  A male eastern pondhawk contested for the perch with a dragonfly with a red abdomen.  Two buzzards circled.