It was still a bit cool for August, especially in the shade. And the breeze made itself felt when I got out of the water. A great blue heron chased another out of its fishing spot. The goldfinch pair came for water but left faster than I could zoom the camera. I did finally catch a badly molting blue jay. Hummers never objected to posing. A gray bird I think was a mockingbird alighted briefly in a dogwood across the pool.
The cicada I found last night was defunct today and tiny ants were trying to harvest it. I had to dispose of both a frog and a mature skink. I saw a few butterflies, including a red spotted purple that got away. Yet another mama wolf spider needed rescue from the skimmer. I also very carefully fished out a red and black wasp. A female Needhams's skimmer perched but a male common whitetail preferred to be on the ground.
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