A male goldfinch ate some seeds from the feeder. A Carolina wren made a brief stop but flew before I could get a good angle on it. A crow held its beak open as though panting. Finally, a predicted thunderstorm materialized. It lasted less than
half an hour and left behind humidity so high the camera lens fogged
up. I went swimming after the sun returned. While I was in the water a
couple of pileateds feasted on suet.
A duskywing skipper mingled with wasps on the mountain mint. The bigger Argiope moved its web a couple of inches. A prince baskettail patrolled the airspace. A small grasshopper huddled on the window screen. It might be a pine tree spur-throat grasshopper,
Melanoplus punctulatus.
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