![Backyard Almanac show](https://d3dthqtvwic6y7.cloudfront.net/podcast-covers/000/093/279/small/backyard-almanac.jpg)
Summary: Hotter than normal and drier than normal, but still not as bad as last June at this time. Halfway through 2021, that's the June wrap-up. Meanwhile, birds from fledgling hummingbirds (at about the weight of a penny) to young Great blue herons (who can weigh about as much as a big bottle of ketchup) are leaving their nests for the big wild world.