On Thursday, a young buck, just getting this year's antlers.
Today, a herd of prancing horses- aka some Ferrari club out for a Sunday ride. That was a treat to hear and see.
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05-23-2010, 11:57 AM #1
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05-23-2010, 06:26 PM #2
What's over that hill?
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Deer sightings continue
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05-23-2010, 07:56 PM #3
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wild turkey hens
In the last couple of weeks I've encountered a some more unusual critters. I don't count egrets, herons, eagles, osprey, rabbits, or even deer any more - they are pretty common around here.
A flock of turkey hens (probably 20+)
Red fox
Trumpet Swans in a lagoon where I have never seen them before. Though there is a resident pair at a pond a few miles away. And haven't seen them there again since.
My barn owl is back again. He comes to hang out in the woods behind my house for a couple weeks at a time. I have never been able to find him - it's usually dark when he makes his presence known. He sounds like this:
http://enature.com/fieldguides/view_...urFamilyID=203
Essentially he just screeches every 10-20 seconds for hours in the evening - from around 7-10pm. Yikes!
And today I took a detour through a heavily wooded fresh water marsh area, had to walk some because the dirt track was sandy in places and was not designed for 700x23 tires. Saw an indigo bunting, a totally iridescent and beautiful bird.
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05-23-2010, 11:45 PM #4
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I love this thread.
"My predominant feeling is one of gratitude. I have loved and been loved;I have been given much and I have given something in return...Above all, I have been a sentient being, a thinking animal, on this beautiful planet, and that in itself has been an enormous privilege and an adventure." O. Sacks
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05-24-2010, 11:06 AM #5
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I love this thread too, and it makes me want to bike everywhere!
Saturday I saw a huge flock of cedar waxwings. It seemed as if there were thousands of them, swooping down, feasting for a bit and taking off again. I've seen them in groups, but never that many. I also saw an egret and turkey vulture.
On a sad note, we lost another baby hawk. His body was still in the nest yesterday. The one remaining baby seemed to be looking at him with great curiosity.
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