Hummers started early and kept coming all day. They've learned to rest on the wire hanger of the new feeder. A house wren paid a breakfast visit to the mountain mint patch, presumably hunting for bugs. The hibiscus was loaded with flowers.
Many and varied were the bees on the mountain mint, plus several kinds of wasp and some flies. Apis mellifera showed up. Carpenter, leafcutter, and bumblebees were plentiful. I saw a great golden digger wasp, a sand wasp, and a common threadwaisted wasp.
In the pool, I convinced a mama spider to take her brood to dry land. A beetle rafted by on an oak leaf. A green stinkbug scuttled away after rescue. I had a difficult time trying to rescue wasps. May beetles and a firefly were easier since I didn't need to worry about getting stung. Although it was not windy like yesterday there were many more insects in the water.
A male widow skimmer used the perch by the hibiscus and seemed to be finding plenty to eat. A Halloween pennant clung to the topmost pine candle.
In the middle of the afternoon, the predicted thunderstorm came South. It was more noise than water, alas. A male pine warbler snatched a quick bite before the storm. Afterward, the sky cleared and I got a good view of the crescent moon. Fireflies began to blink and humans made loud celebratory noises illegally.
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