Rainy Monday

Our sprinkles have steadily increased to a drizzle.

The woods have a different feel when walking in the rain.

And the littlist things show a new perspective.

The rain makes interesting patterns on the creek.

The fall foilage sparkles with raindrops.

Some people walk in the rain, others just get wet.

Which one are you?

Milkweed

Kingfisher

Signs of the Rut

Buck scrapes are showing up on the trees.

Nestboxes

Fall is time to clean out the nestboxes.

The bluebird houses need the old nesting materials removed.
It helps prevent parasite infestation of the nestlings.

This box is close to the house and didn't have much activity.

But when I checked it,
it had these abandoned eggs inside along with some bluebird feathers.

The are probably house wren eggs,
since bluebird eggs are blue.

Who knows why the eggs never hatched,
but we have a healthy bluebird  & wren population.

Happy Halloween!

Arrrr, matey!

The Pirates of the Pasture are back.

Old Man Silver

Captain Rock Sparrow

Creepy Crawlies

Just some creepy critters found here on the ranch.

Toad

Bat

 

Snake

Buzzard

 Crawdad

Spider

Barred Owl

Hoooo's in your back yard?