Dawn dramas

Unfortunately the fogged windows made photography impossible.  The juvenile towhee got into a confrontation with a mockingbird.  Titmice and finches squabbled over the feeder while chickadees sneaked past and a cardinal sent them all away.  At least one finch was doing the fledgling feed-me dance.  A couple of grackles scattered the other birds but were unable to figure out how to get seeds.  A dove with a white spot where a feather went wrong was sent packing by two squirrels. More rain is predicted for today.  The hibiscus is a riot of red. 

Too much rain - the mushrooms are moldy.  These are growing in the grass & moss under the oak in the front yard.  The sky is a uniform gray and it is very humid, but no rain so far.  A male widow skimmer is perched by the rosemary.  The tiger swallowtail make its usual lunchtime fly-by.  Honeybees and wasps are busy on the rosemary along with an orange skipper.  Mostly chickadees are coming to the feeder but a finch perched on the hummer feeder and upset the hummer.  It went to the hibiscus instead, but got no satisfaction.  I think it is a young male. 

The overcast is breaking up and leaking a little sun. Insects are buzzing loudly, not just cicadas.  A dragonfly posed on a dead groundsel twig next to the spartina.  Neighbors scared off a little green heron.  But most of the sunset drama was hidden by the trees at the head of the creek.