I saw a brown headed nuthatch first. It would not give way to a cardinal. A Carolina wren came next. And then my morning got busy. We had lunch at the Leaping Lizard but the only reptiles I saw were handicrafts. When we got back, a red bellied woodpecker was eating seeds. Bluebirds were having anything they could find. I went outside which upset most of the birds but not the brown headed nuthatch which squeaked and kept on eating.
Butterflies frustrated me. I saw a brown one and the little pale blue ones, and a tiger swallowtail and of course cabbage whites. The only one I got photos of appeared to be a red spotted purple. I also saw dragonflies, but none that would perch and be identified. Wasps also flitted around.
After I refilled the dishes, blue jays came. A crow scavenged what the other birds dropped but did not try to reach the dish. Still, its presence intimidated the blue jay. A Carolina wren was more wary than the nuthatch but still ignored me. So did a young squirrel. But the bluebirds were not willing to come near me at all.
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