Mild in the 70s, calm
winds, spotty showers
Spent about 20 minutes
scanning the butterfly garden I put in about 5 years ago and was pleased to see
that we had our first Ruby-throated hummingbird show up at the garden
feeder. It was tough to get a shot
in as the little gal was still a bit skittish and wasn’t too fond of me being
too close. As the summer wears on,
I’m sure that the hummers will get more comfortable with human presence and
make photographing them less of an ordeal.
The butterflies have been slow
to show up as well, but today we did have a nice monarch as well as a Cabbage
white and a somewhat worn American lady.
On the ground, beneath the
sunflower feeder along the side yard, another diminutive visitor appeared….the
Chipping sparrow. As worn as the
American lady butterfly was, this little gem was apparently in new plumage as
his russet cap shone brilliantly in the afternoon sun.
The “yard birds” have been
coming around in decent numbers lately with the House finch being the prime
member of the cast in term of numbers.
We’ll continue to keep the sunflower feeders and the hummingbird feeders
filled for the summer and see what else happens to pop up.
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