Well, that wasn't in the forecast. Morning was soggy but the birds came out. I saw the tentatively-identified song sparrow peeking out of the morning glory. Carolina wrens and doves foraged below the feeder. A blue jay and I think a catbird flew around. White spot showed up looking very wet and another squirrel hustled along with a pecan.
The sky began to clear about 1pm. A buzzard circled. Down on the creek, the egrets and great blue herons were joined by a juvenile kingfisher. It dove from a piling and came up with a silvery fish and was immediately harassed by a gull. Foliage obscured who won. The regulars fought for a place on the feeder and a squirrel crawled under the vines.
An "obscure bird" grasshopper with only one jumping leg flew all around the patio. It seemed to be trying to lay eggs. A black swallowtail did egg the parsley. I glimpsed a cloudless sulphur on its way out to the street. I found a drowned, bright pink caterpillar in the skimmer along with a mama spider and the usual complement of beetles.
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