Brighter and drier

There was sunshine, but also a thin layer of cloud.  After two wet days, the little biters were out and so were the dragonflies.  It was hard to persuade the camera to focus on them and not the background.  I think they were all great blue skimmers.  A tiger swallowtail popped up out of the foliage right outside the window and I wasn't fast enough.  Later I saw a black swallowtail. 

Eight turtles lined the logs on the lake to catch the sunshine.  A yellow crowned night heron prowled the shoreline downhill from me.  

The birds finished the suet so I put the last block out and also some barkbutter balls.  A Carolina wren hammered at the balls.  I am not buying more suet.