No sunset last night.

We often leave the door to the deck open until bug season gets underway, which was yesterday, by the way. Over the years we have had many visitors on the deck, humming birds and assorted other birds, chipmunks, bumblebees, moths and butterflies, and once, a raccoon. Many of these I have had to show them the door. But on Monday we had our first visit from a sharp-shinned hawk. Say that fast three times. Any way, he found the door by himself.

The hard to photograph Rose-breasted Grosbeak.

Pine siskin.

Pine siskin shaking off the rain, blow up the pic.

This little fellow, a "purple" finch, (I told you that birders are colour blind!), hit a window hard enough that he left lots of DNA on the glass. So I Dr. Frankensteined him and in about an hour he flew away.

This is the best Humming bird pic, so far.

Mr Kent's and Mr. Harper's excuse?