The female red bellied woodpecker was up early again to eat seeds. Is a vegan woodpecker even possible? A white throated sparrow was early as well. Apparently the weather was perfect for winged termite swarms. They looked pretty flying in the sunlight, not so much on the ground. The mockingbirds snacked on them and two dragonflies came to feast.
The Solomon's seal popped up. The figs leafed out. The rose made a bud. A molting myrtle warbler stopped fro brunch. A tiger swallowtail left eggs all over the wild cherry. White breasted and brown headed nuthatches devoured seeds.
I made a pinhole camera to capture the eclipse. We were outside the area of totality again but the level of light dropped noticeably. All the colors seemed dull despite being in the sunshine. NASA gave the timetable of the eclipse by zipcode with this handy graphic.
I saw a skink on the lower patio but wasn't fast enough with the camera. A pair of bluebirds perched in the maple. A chipping sparrow ignored the eclipse and ate seeds.
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