The window fog has evaporated and the sun blinks on occasionally. Butterflies are busy and the honey bees have come back. A tiny skink appeared from behind the fascia board! Chickadees are feeding but the hummer informed us its feeder had gone nasty. A male cardinal looks moth-eaten. There is activity of some sort around the birdhouse. And I think I hear babies. A titmouse showed up at the feeder.
I just saw a gigantic brown butterfly - bird size. It was only a glimpse so I cannot be sure if it was a giant swallowtail or not. Definitely the other three species are around. Also around are the big lemon yellow sulphur butterflies. Two went into a circling dance - is that flirting or fighting? Another, larger skink crossed the steps. 
The afternoon has been fairly sunny and breezy, but the sky is not blue. I saw a big green stink bug in flight. Something came out of the birdhouse, not through the hole, but under the roof which has separated a bit. It could have been a wren, or it could have been a mouse - it did not fly away, just disappeared into the bush. A domestic duck paddled by in company with two mallard females.
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