The sun warmed the air under a bright blue sky but a strong breeze kept it from feeling hot. The pileated woodpecker tried her best to get nourishment from the empty suet cage so I rushed to put out a fresh block but she didn't come back. When I watched her pecking at the empty feeder I wondered if hammering addled her brain.
Lots of butterflies enjoyed the warmth - I saw a tiger swallowtail a cloudless sulphur, a cabbage white, and something small that I suspect was a snout. Skinks bustled about practically under foot. A little one dodged under the pool cover then came flying back out with a big one warning it off. Another ventured out on top of the cover but wisely panicked and ran back.
Blue jays kept watching me in hopes that I would leave ant let them eat in peace. Cardinals, brown thrashers, chickadees,and bluebirds all expected to be fed too. The azaleas were glorious but the dogwoods were nearly finished.
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