There were lulls in the rain, but they didn't last long. Bluebirds took advantage of the interludes to get mushy food from the lower, and slightly protected, hanging dish. The daylilies valiantly bloomed despite the rain.
At lunch a yellow crowned night heron fished under the bulkhead. Three squirrels cautiously scavenged under the seed feeder with only a few squabbles. They looked young and might have been siblings. One ran up the post to get away and then got interested in the seed feeder. Unfortunately, that was when a hummer chose to visit. The bird didn't like the proximity of the squirrel and flew away.
That was just as well because the squirrel lost its footing on the wet feeder and fell off. The "equal and opposite reaction" caused the ant moat to slosh all over the hummer feeder. Rain soon refilled the ant moat. Apparently the new feeder had a good seal because a later visitor found the contents acceptable. The rain finally stopped after 4pm and there was even some late sunshine.
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