Hummers were glad to get fresh nectar. I caught a wren carrying a fecal pellet away from the birdhouse. Titmice, cardinals and chickadees wanted seeds. The egrets gathered again below the dam. Late in the afternoon, a flock of robins descended on the cherry tree.
Insects reappeared in the afternoon. A monarch and a fritillary duelled over the milkweed. I also saw a skipper and a palamedes swallowtail. Dragonflies set up shop on the perches. A few wasps fed on the beaten down mint.
Rain and sun sometimes occurred at the same time. But I didn't see any sign of rainbows. The rainfall for this July was already twice average with a week to go and more predicted. Increased rainfall here is related to climate change, just as are wildfires in the West and in the Arctic.
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