The day started nice but the first storm came through in the late morning and there were several more during the afternoon and evening. In between the sun shown briefly. I put out mealworms and barkbutter balls which the bluebirds and blue jays finished before the rain.
The female pileated woodpecker was back. So was the yellow cat which lurked beside the pool until it noticed a squirrel hunting fallen sunflower seeds. Even though I was expecting it, the drama moved too fast for me. The squirrel escaped into the trees where it gave the cat a scolding.
A short-tailed, red-faced, five-lined skink prowled near the birdbath. Its tail was just beginning to regrow. But considering that red face, I think it was more concerned about finding a mate. Brown headed nuthatches were back for more sunflower seeds.
After the first rain, the pileated female and the bluebirds returned. A female bluebird found mealworms that had fallen to the ground under the mountain mint. She had some difficulty hanging on to a whole beakfull. The afternoon and evening storms were much stronger with hard rain and some lightning. An EF3 tornado touched down to the East of us and tore a swath from Great Neck Road out through Fort Story past the old lighthouse.
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