It is both breezier and warmer than yesterday. The sky is blue for now, but hazy. The towhees have been loud as they feed their offspring. A brown thrasher worked the mulch on the far side of the pool. The crow fledgling continues to lead its family around by the beak. A hummer showed up and fed. And the regulars came to the feeder. A female cardinal tolerated my presence. And a yellow crowned night heron flew low overhead.
In the late morning, I saw another hummer. The wrens stayed busy. Lots of wasps and a few dragonflies hunted. One dragonfly has spotted wings and another may have been a darner. I saw a skink catch a bug! But none of the photos came out except this one of before.
Several blue jays flew calling from tree to tree. The crescent moon was faintly visible rising behind the trees. In the late afternoon, while swimming, I saw a tufted titmouse cross the creek. It was shocked to discover humans in water. Then, after we got out, a hummer came but seemed muddled by K's fiddling. A Carolina wren foraged at the base of the oak. Finally, a white breasted nuthatch perched on the post and stared at me as I reached for the camera. But it didn't wait long enough. Around that time the sky finally clouded over as it had been predicted to do in the morning.
Fireflies have been rising at dusk when I brick the feeder shut.
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