We
had that hooded oriole on the hummingbird feeder.
So
I got an oriole feeder and put it out. It’s a little bigger, easier for a
bigger bird to stand on, and holes designed to be easier to drink from.
Orioles are more attracted to the color orange, so that too. We’ve got
everything just right.
Haven’t
seen an oriole since.
I
believe they’re gone for the year. No matter. They’ll be back next
summer. We’ll pop the feeder back out next spring.
All
on that one wall, in the middle of the day. Here is the rest of the pack.
A
lot going on, on that wall.
Well,
for Judy and me, anyway. We voted a few days back. It’s good to get
that done. Not on the day of the election, but in-person, ballot in hand,
dropped in the box. We hope every informed citizen votes. And
political parties aside, we hope that in each case, the most thoughtful,
respectful, intelligent, decent, and capable candidate is elected.
While
we were voting though, something struck me. There must have been a dozen
judges and justices on the ballot, and each one was identified as a Republican
or Democrat. What? What does political party affiliation have to do
with judging? Justice is blind, right? The scales of justice
are held by a woman with a blindfold on. Should personal persuasion have
anything to do with interpreting the law?
Green
Lacewing adults are minor pollinators, feeding on nectar from flower to
flower. The larvae, known as aphid lions, are a natural pest control,
consuming many different kinds of harmful bugs like aphids.
They
look so delicate. Almost transparent.
I
think it’s a kind of Snout moth.
I’m
going to take a shot at the species. Gonocausta
sabinalis. It’s only in South Texas and Florida. Those long
features at the front are not the moth’s antennae. Those are mouth parts
for feeling, tasting, and smelling.
That
kind of Geometer Moth I sent out yesterday is known as a Speckled Wave.
This
one is known as a bird dropping moth.
Unless
I’m overthinking it and it’s really what it looks like.
