Sunshine!

The hummer feeder was empty!  No wonder an early bird flew off without a taste.  It's now cleaned, refilled and rehung.  The regulars and the titmice appeared early.  Later the goldfinch pair appeared but did not stay.

Mid-day, a cicada killer hunted in the mulch for a good place to lay an egg.  An adult five-lined skink waggled its long, original-and-undamaged tail.  Dragonflies perched around the yard. A black and yellow wasp prowled around the last sunflower.

During our very late lunch a blue jay visited.  Then a scruffy-looking hummer tried the fresh juice.  Later, a female Eastern pondhawk with tattered wings landed on the step.