Thursday, July 31, 2025

Another spider

A new, small Argiope appeared in the window next to the one I've been watching.  I don't know if it is a recent hatchling or if it is a hopeful male.  The Wikipedia article shows a male as a solid light brown, not black and yellow, so it must be a young spider.   While in the pool I rescued a young skink and a robber fly.  Another skink had already drowned, alas.  I saw the tatters of a huge web between the trees beyond the deep end.  

The male pileated visited the suet.  The barkbutter balls found favor with bluebirds, a blue jay, and titmice.  A pair of cardinals wanted seeds and she told him to wait his turn!   He looked henpecked but probably was molting.  A dragonfly perched atop the wild cherry, too far to be sure of the identity but it might have been a Needham's skimmer.  A blue dasher hung out on a bamboo stake.  The bird I thought was a Mississippi Kite soared in circles.  While photographing it I missed a possible saddlebags dragonfly that showed up as a blur on the photo.  A wasp ran around the patio which was kind of creepy.  Toward evening, an egret preened on the dock.  I saw a feather float away.  


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