Hanging on

Another blistering hot day at the oasis, but I managed to get things watered. Really wiped me out though. Not much going on in this unrelenting heat.

Saw this cute cuddly looking Robber Fly (Mallophora fautrix) enjoying a snack.

Golden-headed Scallopwing

Lots of the white pellets under a cypress tree. No idea what from. Glasses for size comparison.

I had hoped to be spared worm infestations this year with the heat and drought, but I guess, not to be. They were so bad last year. This poor Evergreen Sumac is getting hammered by them.

In really hot weather the big tank sometimes gets a reddish scum on it which butterflies and dragonflies are able to land on.

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UPDATE: Scat ID'd as Mountain Lion.