Tigers

Brown headed nuthatches and a Carolina wren came for breakfast.  A cardinal was molting and later I found some of his feathers.  Bees were busy with the milkweed and joined wasps on the mountain mint.  I noticed, however, that I haven't seen any caterpillars on the milkweed or the rue.  I rescued a metallic green tiger beetle and a firefly from the water.  

Also, I saved the tiniest mama spider I've ever seen, hardly bigger than her babies.  Dragonflies were on guard but the only butterfly I saw was a tiger swallowtail that refused to stop for a picture.  A buzzard swooped low overhead and I thought I heard an osprey but I never saw it.  There was quite a pretty sunset in the evening.