Winter migrants mixed with summer insects. More white throated sparrows arrived. A white throat ate beautyberries which looked past their prime. An orange crowned warbler showed up and made straight for the jelly. A goldfinch that was dressed for winter looked at the menu and left. A Carolina wren popped up under the beautyberry bush. Except for its eye, it completely blended in with the leaves.
But I also saw a leaf-footed bug that was missing a leg and a cucumber beetle on a rose. The temperature rose into the upper 60s, but the sky clouded and partly obscured the sun. At least three hoodies paddled together. Egrets jockeyed for good fishing spots. A kingfisher streaked past in a gray and white blur. A half dozen mallard drakes paddled along the bulkhead, feeding. Both domestic and wild cherry leaves turned fall colors.
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