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Post by emmsmommy on Jul 25, 2024 10:16:32 GMT -5
A white tailed doe and two fawns have been entertaining us the last few weeks. Lately it's mostly the fawns I'm noticing. One was in the backyard munching along the fence line and while I was pointing it out to kiddo, we noticed the other one was lying behind the herb bed. Another morning I spooked one (honestly we spooked each other) as it was bedded down beside of the mulch pile.
There's also a frog in the kennel I currently use as a nursery because it loves the wading pool the arrowhead and water chestnuts are in. Last week I pulled the black plastic even with the end of the kennel and was a bit surprised to see it pulsating after a rain the other morning. It was just the frog underneath of it as it came out from under and through the chain link of the kennel.
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Post by binnylou on Jul 25, 2024 11:06:56 GMT -5
Weโve had a doe and fawn hanging around our yard and the back four. A few days ago, mom was parked in the shaded area where the walking path begins, and the younginโ was zooming through the south yard, turning a sharp corner at the cranberry bush, leaping through the wild part of our property. Practicing, I assume.
Cute, but a bit too comfortable around humans.
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Post by datgirl on Jul 25, 2024 12:51:47 GMT -5
We used to see so many deer on our property. Since the Mcmansion next door was built, we see a few passing thru to get to the river and that's it. Kinda miss them, but don't miss their eating habits.
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Post by emmsmommy on Jul 25, 2024 14:03:04 GMT -5
Yes their eating habits irritate me sometimes, especially when they gave the impatiens a crew cut.
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Post by reuben on Jul 26, 2024 6:30:34 GMT -5
Four families of turkeys this morning. I'm hopelessly outnumbered. I hope they don't evict me.
Haven't seen a hawk in a few days, but it was a regular visitor for a while.
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Post by ahntjudy on Jul 31, 2024 16:49:00 GMT -5
Naked Lady Lily blooming.
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Post by Mumsey on Jul 31, 2024 16:57:20 GMT -5
Saw a flock of turkeys at Dad's yesterday on the other side of the quarry, just wandering around without a care in the world!!
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Post by Mumsey on Jul 31, 2024 16:59:34 GMT -5
they remind me of velociraptors. Turkey vultures remind me of prehistoric creatures!
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Post by ahntjudy on Aug 4, 2024 8:35:03 GMT -5
I ignored the beets for a while...then there were these...and an albino...
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Post by gianna on Aug 4, 2024 19:41:25 GMT -5
2 different neighbors told me a bear (or 2) has been spotted walking on our connected hillsides, no fences. There are apparently photos, and one has a collar. It's unclear if there was a second one without a collar. Automatic nighttime photos and all.
This is a first in our area... but over the years it's not been umcommon for a stray bear to wander down from the mountains into populated areas every 5 years or so. They have probably been doing it for years, but not been seen/photoed before in my specific area.
If necessary, and healthy, they are usually tranquilized and moved to the back country, or something.
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Post by breezygardener on Aug 20, 2024 12:11:23 GMT -5
We have two lovely deer families that visit us every day - a doe with a single fawn & one with twins. Lots of fun to watch them playing & scampering about.
And this morning we were treated to a flock of turkeys - one adult female & 12 juveniles working over our south lawn. Mr. Breesy was literally just about out the door to go mow the lawn, but decided to wait a bit until they worked their way elsewhere. It's very nice to see such a large group having made it past the baby stage. That doesn't always happen depending on the early season weather - freak late snow &/or lots of rain can be frequent young turkey killers. And then of course there are all the turkey-egg lovers, which pretty much encompasses everything that moves. Ground-nesting birds suffer more than tree-nesters.
It was nice to see, & I hope we get to watch them grow up further without many getting picked off.
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Post by breezygardener on Aug 28, 2024 16:19:38 GMT -5
Yesterday we had a visit from a relatively young but slightly beat-up male Box turtle, & since it was such a brutally hot day, I enjoyed cutting up a couple of strawberries & a small tomato for him. It took him a little time to become trusting enough to stick his head out, but eventually enjoyed his treats with gusto.
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Post by breezygardener on Sept 2, 2024 12:28:57 GMT -5
"Our" turkey flock moved through here yesterday during our on-&-off rain showers. They were having a good time flipping & scratching through all the discarded hay that Mr. Breezy puts around our backyard trees as mulch.
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Post by binnylou on Sept 2, 2024 12:50:25 GMT -5
breezygardener, do you still have your horses? I havenโt seen you โdiscussingโ the dragging of the garden hose to provide water to them.
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Post by breezygardener on Sept 2, 2024 13:34:41 GMT -5
breezygardener, do you still have your horses? I havenโt seen you โdiscussingโ the dragging of the garden hose to provide water to them. I still have the four horses that I bred/raised myself. Their two moms & my gelding have passed on. You don't hear about my horse hose woes because Mr. Breezy has since taken over that chore. My only hose woes are now confined to my deck garden, & I've managed to alleviate those somewhat by buying a lighter-weight & less tangly hose.
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