Today followed the same pattern as yesterday except that it was not unpleasantly hot. Rain had ruined the hummer juice and the barkbutter balls. The bluebird fledglings made many visits to the remaining morsel of suet, as did chickadees and titmice. I saw a male goldfinch and a brown thrasher but they were too quick for me. A disheveled, molting mockingbird was also interested. Then three brown headed nuthatches took a turn.
I spent most of my time in the pool cleaning up debris. The only animals were a defunct centipede, a frog I evicted, and a few wasps, including a Polistes exclamans. We ate lunch outside since the temperature was nice, but unfortunately, flies found our food irresistible. Hummers were frequent visitors during and after lunch but some continued to look where the feeder used to be. They also found the red hibiscus flowers attractive. Blue jays flew among the trees but I was too close to the food so they stayed away.
The temperature was just right for skinks, which found reasons to repeatedly cross the patio. One crossed the step only to encounter another who was uninterested in company. A duskywing and a fiery skipper joined the hymenoptera on the mountain mint. I also saw a monarch and a tiger swallowtail. The clouds thickened and covered the sky by mid afternoon again, but the rain didn't start for several more hours.
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