Maybe it was the heat but the birds slept in. However, I was rewarded by a brand new monarch pumping up its wings on the azalea. With all the webs around that bush, I'm glad it didn't encounter any spiders! Finally, I saw a bluebird atop the redwood. Two brown headed nuthatches came to the feeder together. A red spotted purple made me waste pixels but it also showed me red berries ripening on the hackberry tree.
Finally at lunch we began to see birds. A mockingbird was thirsty. The sky was freckled with clouds. A small, tailless skink scooted over the concrete. A larger skink hid among the violets. I tried to photograph tiny sweat bees. Some of the beautyberries began to get a magenta tinge. The sky turned thunderous but nothing came of it. I believe I found one more hibiscus bud deep in the foliage.
I found three frogs in the pool and caught all three. Mockingbirds and blue jays developed an appetite. A nuthatch was back. A hummer fussed around the dogwood. A brown thrasher wanted barkbutter balls for supper.
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