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There have been fewer butterflies in the last few weeks but this White Peacock has been visiting daily to nectar on my black-eyed Susans.

White Peacock

Add blue-gray gnatcatchers and black-and-white warblers to the list of backyard visitors! I didn’t see either of these in our backyard last year. Maybe the birds have been spreading the word about the free seed at Goldy’s house…

Blue-gray gnatcatchers

Mr. Warbles is back! Actually, I think I saw the first warbler on October 1. I’ve been looking forward to their return – they are so cute! So now my primary visitors in the yard are the mourning doves, the house finches, a cardinal pair, the warblers, and a couple of mockingbirds. Fewer red-wing blackbirds have been around – I guess they prefer insects to seed when they can get them.

Mr. Warbles