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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