A new bee

A couple of female finches just sat and sat on the feeder doing nothing.  So I went looking for other lifeforms.  A couple of azalea moth caterpillars are still chowing down.  Lots of mushrooms are popping up. 

A black swallowtail and a red admiral and some little butterflies came around after lunch.  The rosemary was full of bees, including one I have not seen before: the Perplexing Bumble Bee (Bombus perplexus).  It is much yellower than regular bumble bees.  A young skink chased a small bug on the steps.  Hummers continue to fight over the feeder and they curse in little chup-chups.  And they make a zipping sound as they chase each other. 

The Carolina wren is still feeding the cowbird fledgling.  It hurts to watch it work so hard.  A fat, yellow moon rose tonight.  Last night I saw it all fuzzy behind a screen of cloud, but tonight it ruled the sky.