A male goldfinch came for a drink. Then the feral cat walked through the yard. The twitchy male cardinal made frequent, nervous visits to the seeds, but the balding male and his lady love did not appear. On one occasion, Twitchy was scared off by a chickadee. There were lots of female hummer visits. Other birds buzzed around in the trees. I'm pretty sure one was a great crested flycatcher.
But the arthropods were more interesting. I rescued three spiders, one twice, from drowning. Another spider worked on a web in the parsley. Dragonflies included a male common whitetail, a female great blue skimmer, and a Needham's skimmer. A wide variety of bees and wasps (and a few flies) feasted on the rue. There were fewer butterflies, but I saw for certain a tiger and a black swallowtail and a silver spotted skipper. A green stinkbug nymph was stupidly trying to climb the edge of the pool steps.
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