Ah ha… I caught you this time. Someone has been nibbling on my young bean plants and eating the new cucumber seedlings. I suppose I should be grateful that it wasn’t something large like a deer.
Posts Tagged ‘Wildlife’
Cheeky Squirrel
Posted in Squirrels, Wildlife, tagged Squirrels, Wildlife on June 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The ground beneath my apple tree is littered with partially eaten apples. A bite here, a bite there, and then drop it on the ground! Today I discovered the culprit. As I suspected, a squirrel, aka Tree Rat. This one was particularly tenacious. When I tried to shoo him away, he held his ground, or [...]
Too Much Rain
Posted in Garden, Wildlife, tagged Garden, Wildlife on June 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It figures, I buy a rain barrel and it hasn’t stopped raining. This little toad didn’t seem to mind the muddy ground and pools of water. He was relaxing in my bean plants. Most of my garden beds are raised about 6 inches and the herb garden is in whiskey barrels, so drainage is not [...]
Happy Ending for the Robin Family?
Posted in Wildlife, tagged birds, Photos, robins, Wildlife on May 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One of the fledglings may have made it out of the nest. I spotted what appeared to be a baby bird getting flying lessons this evening. With the watchful parents in the tree and on the ground, he appeared for a moment on the shed roof, darted awkwardly toward a large tree trunk, then balanced [...]
Disaster for the Baby Robins
Posted in Wildlife, tagged birds, robins, Wildlife on May 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today, day 12, the nest was empty. I don’t know if a predator attacked the nest or they attempted to become fledglings and met with disaster. The average time for fledgling is 14 days so this would be a bit early to attempt it although it was getting crowded in the nest. Two of the [...]
Baby Robins
Posted in Wildlife, tagged birds, Nature, Photos, robins, Wildlife on May 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The robins nesting in my yard are now parents. Three Four fuzzy little babies. The parents tolerate my curiosity and photography and so far have not tried to attack me.
Robins Nest
Posted in Wildlife, tagged birds, Nature, Photos, robins, Wildlife on May 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve had a cute bird house nailed to my garage for years waiting for birds to move in. No birds. I also have a bat house with no bats but that’s a topic for another day. Birds keep trying to build nests in my awnings and in the gutters…. usually unsuccessfully. Silly birds, those are [...]
Quack! Mallard Ducks in the Yard
Posted in Wildlife, tagged Wildlife on April 3, 2009 | 2 Comments »
More signs of spring. A pair of Mallard Ducks stopped by my yard yesterday. They were quite friendly and stayed long enough for a piece of bread and a photo op. Now if my grass would just start turning green… those brown patches are ugly.
A Toad Stops By For a Visit
Posted in Garden, Wildlife, tagged Garden, Wildlife on June 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Occasionally I get wildlife in my yard. Not the party kind, the animal kind. I went to check on my seedlings yesterday morning. There had been a storm the night before. In the pot where I had a cucumber plant, I saw what looked like a tiny face. I moved it and a little toad [...]
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