Rain fell overnight. Several roses opened. The male red bellied woodpecker got down on the step wall, perhaps hunting suet crumbs. He certainly looked out-of-place. Bluebirds concentrated on seeds. A blue jay tried to reach the suet. A downy had not trouble getting plenty of suet.
The day grew very windy and more cloudy than sunny. A black swallowtail hung around the rue, understandably as there wasn't much parsley.. A picture-wing fly clung to the window but the camera didn't want to focus. First the male pileated then the female came for suet. A mockingbird dug into the mealworms and barkbutter balls. Two Carolina wrens seized opportunities to get some suet.
The day's temperature reached the mid 80s. Both pileates came back for more suet but this time the female got to eat first. A blue jay got some seeds. Then an early evening rain shower hit shortly before supper. After the shower when the feeder was surely flooded a hummer appeared. He next tried a rose and then looked around the post as though maybe he'd been here last year when the feeder hung there. I hope he fount the coral honeysuckle.
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