These deer were technically in the FRONT yard...at about midnight one night...way cool...there were actually 3 of them!
Here's our coyote (I feed) in his winter coat! I have since stopped feeding him since I saw When Animals Strike. YIKES!
Here are two of our cousins...Steven and Jennifer whom Connor just adore. When they come we spend ALOT of time fishin, huh Uncle Scott? It's way fun! Uncle Scott...you should see how much that grass has filled in...
This snake was actually just at our driveway and Brian and Connor brought it up to show it was almost Connor's size!
This snake was actually just at our driveway and Brian and Connor brought it up to show it was almost Connor's size!
A sweet little doe. Man, you can't make a peep when trying to take pictures of them!
Our mean little hummingbirds! These things really have an attitude. One in particular will sit on the post (for a minute...because they are very busy little critters!) and just dare others to come around!
So, my bloggy friend, Kat, (I hope I can call you my friend!) from Sunshine and Lemonade wants to know what kind of critters we have in our backyard! Her's by the way is gorgeous...just gorgeous I tell ya...you must check it out! Since we live on 30 acres...we do see a lot of wild life. Last Summer, we were playing outside and we heard a "gobble, gobble, gobble!" Yes, you are right...a turkey, but the thing was she sounded like she was in trouble. And she was. There was a good-sized bobcat trying to get her little ones. So she was gobbling up a storm and making all kinds of rukus (sp?) to get his attention. What a mom! The little ones were able to fly (I honestly didn't know turkeys flew!) high enough into a tree and so did she. I guess the bobcat gave up because I didn't see him after he went off into the woods. About ten minutes later...everyone came down from the tree and appeared to all be okay.
We see deer all the time...we even have a deer feeder...but we do not hunt them...no siree! Of course squirrels and opposums and rabbits and tons of birds. On a visit to our pond this past Summer...we saw something slither across the grass and up into the tree. Of course...Brian wanted a picture...so we threw some limbs at it (please don't call the humane society...we were very careful not to actually HIT it...we just wanted to make it a little angry so it would stick out from the branch for a good picture!) I'm glad we did...because now I get to post it! The other little pesky creature we haD was an armadillo. I'm sorry to report that Brian did have to shoot it..and it was maimed...so then he had to kill it with an axe I know...sad. It was doing some incredible damage to our flower beds though. I do feel really bad for it...and so did Brian. He is an animal lover ...we all are, but...the flowerbeds were a ton of work...and money! I hope he was an old armadillo and a wife and babies weren't waiting for him back home :( We learn much about the circle of life out here! We do love it and to the best of our ability we respect it! (We even take the mice down the road...I know they probably come right back...but hey, we try!)
Oh yea, our turkey was back this year and she had NINE little babies. What are they called? Hens or just baby turkies? Anyway, she was nesting a while in the back yard but moved some place where I guess she thought to be safer? We are building a new house further into the acres so I'm sure she doesn't feel as safe anymore. We only saw them one time but it sure was cute! I hope they are all okay :) Circle of life and all, right? Here are some pictures over the past couple of years. I gotta run...today was Connor's first day of FIRST grade! Yippee! I made him a little angel food cake to celebrate...yum! Thanks again Kat for such a great post!
********UPDATE********
I just picked Connor up from his first day and I asked him..."So, how was your day buddy?" Connor replies, "It wasn't just great mommy...it was FANTASTIC!" I very happy Mommy and a very happy Connor today :) Hope your children are all enjoying their schools too!
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I hope Connor enjoyed his 1st day at school. He's a big boy now!
Wow, your garden and it's inhabitants are spectacular. But i don't like the snakes. I would kill the snakes! ( boots, maybe a bag...!!) Just kidding!
Looking forward to seeing the new house Staci:)
L,
Amanda xx
Amanda--I'm leaving the house in 5 minutes to pick my big guy up! Thanks! We really like it out here amongst it all...but not the snakes...I'm like you...can do without those...and spiders...HATE those! I'd like to see what you think about our little castle...here in OK. I'll wait a little longer to post though...sorry, what a tease I am!
Baby turkey's are called "poults"--yeah. I'm a fountain of useless knowledge. For a homeschool lesson once, the kids and I memorized what a bunch of different baby animals were called, and also what big groups of animals were called (they're not all herds :)!).
Wow! It's like wild kingdom in your backyard there! When we lived in the country by a river, we would get deer and racoons in our backyard---but there wasn't any "acreage" involved, so I felt more invaded then "co-existing". Still--it looks like it's always fun around your place! Plenty of room for everyone :)!
awww....don't cha love it!
Oh, how cool that you did a post about your back yard! You have lots of cool things. We are in suburbia, so it constantly amazes me me that we have the wildlife that we do. I love your hummingbirds! Very cool. (I am trying for a record. For the number of times I can say cool. Cool, huh?) I keep trying to get a picture of mine. But they fly away at the slightest movement.
One thing that my back yard is lacking is squirrels. Because we have an owl. Or two. No squirrels in this culdesac! (Very cool :-)
Beautiful pictures of you nature garden/yard!! I'm glad Connor had a good first day.
Jennifer P--Thanks for the lesson on wildlife! Now I know :) Brian will be so impressed...of course, I will give you all the credit! There is room for everyone...except spiders...nope...no room for them!
Candy--you are back! I'll be over on your block after I drop of THE BIG FIRST GRADER! Yep...we do love it sooo much! Sometimes, I wish we lived in a neighborhood so my boys could experience lemonade stands and such...but all in all...I think I'd take this :)
Kat--COOOOL! I'm sure I've posted more cools than you at some point...I need to go check your blog to see what I'm going to post about today :) WINK WINK!
Tim and Daphne--Hey thanks! Wish you guys could come visit! Lots of places our boys could find trouble! The draft was fun last night! My team stinks! Off to school!
we live in the city BUt would love to be out in the country I loved your pics BUT didnt enjoy the snakers!
yaiks snakes! Is that alive or dead on the driveway?
Anyway, I just did a post on snakes last Fri - with great difficulty!
Great work.
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