The cicada killer wasp was floating in the water and I rescued it
very carefully. It slowly revived and eventually flew away. I also fished out a black and green caterpillar but I think it was a goner. When I was coming back to the house, a male widow skimmer alighted on one of the bamboo perches.
A very young skink climbed the feeder post. Luck for it, no hungry bird happened to be visiting at the time. Grown skinks often climb the brick walls of the house but I've no idea why climbing appeals to skinks. Watered-down sunlight came through the cloud cover but no rain fell. A fine, new fungus popped up under the oak. At this stage it looks to me like slices of bread
A brown headed nuthatch visited the seed feeder. A male and a female cardinal got into a fight at the feeder. Since two pairs come to the feeder and one pair is dominant, I'm guessing the two birds were from different pairs. A downy ate suet and titmice feasted on seeds and suet. I dumped yesterday's rainwater out of the feeder dishes but didn't refill them because of the impending hurricane.
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