It finally feels like summer, with warm days, and mostly cool nights.

The other night, Cathie spotted our first glow worms. It seems a bit early, as they are associated in Estonian culture with St John's day, and since my name is a cognate of John, they are literally called Jaan's Worms in Estonian! Of course, they're not worms, but beetles, but never mind ...

I was out a couple of days ago, looking for insects in the hayfield. I happened to glance up, and managed to quickly crank the focus and grab a quick shot of a red tailed hawk.

We seem to have some resident warblers. I've spotted them before (see below), and at first thought they were goldfinches. They obliged me with a few poses ....

 On Friday, I noticed that there was a small flock of birds in an ash tree, largely hidden in the foliage. I finally spotted one, a cedar waxwing, in among some branches.

I'm fond of small bees ....

And on the front lawn Friday, a swallowtail, a bit worse for wear ... but gorgeous anyway.