The sky was mostly overcast though the sun found gaps in the morning. Small clouds went racing West under the blanket of stratocumulus. Though still far to the South, the hurricane pushed water into the Bay and made the tide run high. In the afternoon and evening there were occasional showers.
The little bloodsucking flying insects were out in force and there weren't any dragonflies. Early in the day I saw a cloudless sulphur and a palamedes swallowtail. The hummers were still battling over the feeder. And the victor guarded her prize from the feeder hanger or the cherry tree.
The Carolina wrens were more collegial, and more varied in their diet. They hunted bugs in the morning glory in between congregating at the bark butter dish. Titmice joined the usual trio at the seed feeder. Blue jays went for acorns.
The caterpillar I introduced to a new plant ate about half so I guess it really was milkweed. But the caterpillar was gone, either prey or ready to pupate. The praying mantis was still on the rosebush.
We took in all the feeders before we left which greatly puzzled the hummers. They flew all around where the feeder hung, as though a big, red saucer could be hiding.
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