The suet was going fast. Do I want to keep feeding the birds suet @ $2.50/day? But I love seeing all the woodpeckers. The downy, the red bellied, and the pileated all came today. The pileated got into a staring duel with a crow. Bluebirds also craved suet. The brown thrasher pair enjoyed each other's company as they foraged.
In the morning the crew came to get the pool ready. It looked lovely but the water was very cold. And the fierce Southwest wind blew all sorts of tree trash into the water. The wind grounded most of the birds in the afternoon but a female hummer visited her feeder. I had brewed a fresh jar of sugar water that seemed to be acceptable. I think the whole previous batch was contaminated.
Insects also found the wind tough going but a large dragonfly, probably a darner, banged into the window several times. I also saw butterflies and wasps, and too many houseflies. A honeybee was working on the last azaleas. Skinks enjoyed the heat and one with a red head posed for me.
I saw an egret land. Later a yellow crowned night heron perched on the pine branch that hangs over the creek. The strawberry that lost all its leaves and flowers looked like it might still be alive. And there was a sprout by last year's milkweed stalk. The wind pushed the tide very low. Ducks and a cormorant usurped the turtle log. The newspaper claimed the temperature reached 90° but that wasn't a record.
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