This year's cicadas* must be approaching the end of their life span. I've seen several carcasses lying on the sidewalk over the last week or so.
* These are annual cicadas, not the synced-up periodical ones with the mysterious prime-number life cycles.
Day 219
Cicada buffet
August 5th, 2012
that is a really great photo; for your even catching the “action” and for what is going on here.