The clouds looked fierce but no rain fell. The wrens left the birdhouse yesterday. I saw them around the yard. I rescued a couple of spiders and was too late for a camel cricket and an amberwing. A few small butterflies were around and I glimpsed a monarch while swimming. Dragonflies were everywhere. A leafcutter bee worked on the milkweed.
I also saw what I think was a night heron, though it looked like an animated mop, up in the trees whistling. A great egret stalked the dam outfall.
A male ruby throat tried to feed but the female(s) interfered. I wonder it he was already migrating South? A female hovered around the red cedar as they do occasionally. That behavior is still a mystery.
I found two caterpillars on the rue. The larger definitely appeared to be a giant swallowtail while the smaller could have been either that or a black swallowtail.
After sunset there were frequent lightning flashes over the bay. The camera saw it quite differently from my eyes.
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