…but they finally made it to our backyard. I’m not thrilled about having squirrels in our neighborhood, but their appearance was inevitable. We are sequestered by at least a quarter mile of treeless pasture on every side, but a lot of trees come in via landscapers and it was just a matter of time before… Continue reading It took almost seven years…
Category: Wildlife – Mammals
Flight Behaviors in Young Animals: More Questions Than Answers
I observed a couple of instances of unusual behavior on the part of some young animals this week, and they made me wonder about whether such behavior was learned or instinctive. My drive to work each day takes me for a mile down a street called Mockingbird, the length of which on one side is… Continue reading Flight Behaviors in Young Animals: More Questions Than Answers
Bunny Stop
Baby cottontails are perhaps the cutest wild animals in existence, especially when they try to hide in plain sight. This one inexplicably stopped just short of a bridge that would have completely hidden it. Perhaps it thought that we’d be confused by the rebar right behind it, thinking it was a snake. In any event,… Continue reading Bunny Stop
Fox on the Box
One of our neighborhood foxes took his appearance to a new level.
Back Yard Wildlife
Fox footage. No, not that FOX; this one’s better.
Random Thursday: The Friday Evening Edition
Here’s a smorgasbord of things I think you might want to know.
Nature Walk
Debbie and I went for a walk around the ponds this morning after breakfast, and as usual, encountered some interesting animals. The geese are still hanging around. They were inexplicably strolling through the vacant lot across from our house (I saw one of them nip at some of the weed seed heads), and when they… Continue reading Nature Walk
Snow Bunny
Not everyone shares the schoolkids’ enthusiasm about last night’s snowfall:
Coyote Serenade
We’re constantly delighted with the intrusion of the rural trappings of nature upon the suburban location of our neighborhood. However, one of those trappings had been noticeably absent in the past few months: coyotes. That’s not entirely accurate. I had occasionally spotted one here and there, even in the middle of the afternoon, but we… Continue reading Coyote Serenade
Wandering the Web
We spent the last few days in scenic Weatherford, Texas (if that sounds like sarcasm, you need to drive through some of the neighborhoods south of I-20 and you’ll see that I’m serious. But be sure to pack a GPS.) and thus haven’t been attending to bloggerly duties. Here’s some stuff I hope will make… Continue reading Wandering the Web