The sky was hazy with clouds but the mountain mint was buzzing with activity. A red banded hairstreak,Calycopis cecrops, caught my attention. It was very methodical in feeding unlike the bees and wasps that were constantly shifting to another flower. Also, it was not intimidated by bees that were much bigger.
One hungry visitor to the feeders was a blue jay, another was a titmouse. The male hummer visited but I only caught him speeding away. I saw another hummer search for nectar in the gladiolus flowers.
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