Nuthatches

There were brief times of sun in an otherwise gray and windy day.  A monarch managed to fly where she wanted despite the gusts.  I assume the butterfly was female because it appeared to lay eggs. 

A mud dauber wasp nest inside the seed feeder fell down and looked like an unshelled peanut in the seed dispenser.  A caterpillar hunting wasp lurked around the butterfly milkweed and the hibiscus.  And a skink almost caught it. 

Nuthatches, both brown headed and white breasted, flocked to the seed feeder but a cardinal wasn't entertaining guests.  Hummers continued to guzzle and fight. 

A canna stalk bloomed.  The conk fungus grew a rim, engulfed some sticks and no longer looked like a bun.  The fungus that attacks morning glory leaves was spreading fast.  

The wind became a Northeaster, pushing the creek over the dock as twilight faded.  That was also roughly high tide.  There are still three days till the full moon, but combined with the wind, the tide filled the creek to the brim.  And, surprise, a green heron was watching the water on the dock!