There was one hibiscus flower today and four red buds promising tomorrow. The sakaki was nearly finished flowering.
Goldfinches peered into the hummer feeder. I think they were thirsty. The hummers were not pleased. The male appeared as soon as the goldfinches moved away. I didn't see a female till later.
A bluebird checked whether I'd put anything in the dish feeders. I hadn't because of the rain prediction. A chickadee discovered the seeds in the sunflowers. A Carolina wren poked around under the feeders. Two white breasted nuthatches ignored the sunflower in favor of the feeder for seeds. A pine warbler ate suet.
On the mountain mint, in addition to dozens of honeybees, there were bumblebees, leaf cutters, carpenter bees and others. Wasps included a great golden digger wasp and smaller mud and potter wasps. I pruned some of the mint stalks and discovered leatherwing beetles mating. I was trying to give the butterfly milkweed more sunlight. Earlier, I rescued a small robber fly and many beetles including a firefly. I tried to kill the nasty carnivorous fly that kept flying in my face, but I don't think I succeeded. Where were the dragonflies when needed?
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