I was tired last night and skipped posting even though I had photos. The mockingbird was back. Bluebirds visited. I was unable to catch a tiger swallowtail on camera. Blue jays wanted barkbutter balls. White throats continued to forage and bathe. Cardinals courted. A Carolina wren was thirsty and hungry. A squirrel was itchy but crept close to me.
A mockingbird started off the morning and visited on and off all day. A male red bellied woodpecker came for breakfast. The creek was sunlit and placid in the morning. A Carolina wren came for lunch. White throats were still packing for the trip North. Titmice were hungry today, thirsty too, and in need of a bath. A female brown headed cowbird got a drink. Blue jays got a share of mealworms since there weren't barkbutter balls. Bluebirds were very late arriving.
The blue-eyed grass and the coral lily bloomed. I think this is very early in the year for these lilies. Blue flag irises were also flowering. Wild cherry trees were done blooming. The butterfly milkweed got a head start on the mountain mint. I glimpsed a skink but it was faster than the camera. Dragonflies also defeated me. A silver-spotted skipper posed with its silver spots hidden. I saw tiger and dark swallowtails and a medium-sized butterfly that was too fast to identify.
Squirrels were very active, chasing, drinking, and eating. One dived headfirst into the mealworms. The mealworms are not peppered to discourage squirrels but they were resting on a bed of barkbutter dust that was. The squirrel frantically brushed its face. It was much more careful after that. One squirrel was nursing. Clouds spread across the sky in the late afternoon and sunset was fiery red.
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