And more rain

There were brief, slack periods of drizzle and the rain never became a downpour, but the whole day was dark and wet and humid and warm.  The remnant of Hurricane Delta dragged the moisture up from the South.  I saw two mallard pairs dabbling under the bulkhead.  A mockingbird flashed across the yard.  I was able to locate the black swallowtail caterpillar but not the monarch.  Chickadees and house finches made occasional feeder forays.  One female house finch had conjunctivitis.  A couple of little moths continued to cling to the window through the day.  I was reminded that little brown moths comprise the vast majority of Lepidoptera, not butterflies or the bigger, more colorful moths.