A red bellied woodpecker came early and found only seeds. Bluebirds followed. A cardinal pair tried to share the feeder perch but together they weighed too much. They were still courting. I don't know if they were a different pair or if they had a nest failure.
In the mid morning I restocked the dishes and put out a fresh hummer feeder. A blue jay took notice right away. The jay wasn't pleased with the mealworms. The female pileated showed up and was shocked that the suet cage was empty. She hopped around on the patio but didn't attempt the dishes. But she thought about it. Carolina wrens also hopped around looking for food.
The potted clematis was blooming. Wasps were plentiful and so were cabbage whites. An adult bald eagle circled over the creek. Then an osprey followed suit. While photographing the eagle, I thought a dragonfly zipped across my field of view, but I couldn't be sure.
I glimpsed a skink slipping behind the birdbath. Later, a larger one crossed the patio. It had lead a rough life with a regrown tail and a nip in the scales along its ribs. Blue jays were courting in the maple tree, just like cardinals but harder to see. A bluebird rode a dogwood branch through the wind gusts. This may have been the hottest day thus far this year.
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