The prediction was for a perfect June day. I got up early again and was rewarded with a little green heron, fishing from the neighboring floating dock. Another little green heron buzzed the first one and they both took off upstream. One returned before I got tired of waiting, and conveniently, moved to my side of the dock where I could watch its technique. When it sighted something in the water, it unfolded that long heron neck and pointed its beak well below its toes. It looked a bit like a snake, or a dart. Then it dove at the morsel and actually splashed into the water. I didn't know they were divers!
While I ate breakfast a squirrel ate the half a rotting tangerine we'd put out for fruit-loving birds. When we got back from an appointment, I caught a flash of blue as a male bluebird zoomed away from the nest box. The white trumpet (Easter) lilies were blooming out front.
Dragonflies were thick while only a few small brown butterflies were out. The perchers all seemed to be blue dashers or great blue skimmers. 12 spotted skimmers zipped around above the roof level. A black wasp visited the parsley.
The blue jay won more times than I did, but I got a few good photos of the bark butter ball gobbler. I saw a hummer seeming to hunt around the red cedar as though looking for flowers. I saw this last summer, but still don't know if the bird is attracted by the smell or if it's hunting bugs for the babies.
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