My critters

WELL YESTERDAY I HAD 4 BUNNIES IN THE YARD AT ONE TIME. MY LITTLE CHIPPIE NEVER CAME BACK. I THINK A CAT OR SOMETHING GOT IT. IT HAD BECOME SO TAME. THIS OTHER ONE THAT COMES NOW IS A SCAREDY CAT. MY LITTLE "SKIPPY" FIELD MOUSE IS STILL SKIPPING AROUND THE FEEDER, PICKING UP SEEDS THAT THE BIRDS DROP. I DON'T LIKE MICE BUT THIS THING IS SO DARNED CUTE AND HAS ITS OWN PERSONALITY. EVEN RICH IS STARTING TO LIKE WATCHING IT. IT IS AFRAID OF THE BIRDS. [img]images/smiley_icons/hysterical.gif[/img] THE SKUNKS HAVE BEEN LEAVING THEIR TELL TALE SIGNS BUT I HAVENT SEEN THEM. I DONT KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN WHEN WE FINISH THE FENCE WE ARE PUTTING ON THE ONE SIDE OF THE YARD. THE ONE SIDE HAS A FENCE BECAUSE OF THE POOL BUT NOW IT WILL BE ENCLOSED. THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR HAS BEEN EMPTY FOR 7 YEARS AND IF THE ELDERLY LADY THAT OWNS IT DIES AND CHILDREN MOVE IN NEXT DOOR, I WILL HAVE TO BE WORRIED ABOUT THE POOL. WE ARE AWAY ALOT ON CRAFT TRIPS. SO WE ARE PUTTING UP THE FENCE. I DON'T WAT TO DO IT AFTER PEOPLE MOVE IN BECAUSE IT WILL SEEM RUDE. THAT DOESNT MAKE FOR GOOD NEIGHBORS.

Sorry, to hear about little chippy. I'm trying to somewhat tame a few squirrels, but Austin thinks it's more fun to chase them off and yell "Squirrel! Squirrel!" Other than the squirrels, I have a few finches, my year-round cardinals and bluejays, hummers are slowly coming back south from their migration, one unusual bird... looks like an oriole, but it eats seeds and doesn't drink nectar or fruit. I can't find anything that looks like it online, and Austin keeps running it off when I get my camera to take a pic. Yeah, I've made him take an indoors time out for that (disobeying me when I tell him to leave the birds alone)... but one day his daddy overrode me, and I have given up.



The only birds Austin seems to actually like in the yard are those nasty grackles! I swear, I have like 30 of them in my yard alone every morning! But, will Austin chase those off???? Noooooooo. Only my pretty birds. I only wish I could understand what goes on in boys'/mens' minds! [img]images/smiley_icons/angry.gif[/img] [img]images/smiley_icons/angry.gif[/img] [img]images/smiley_icons/angry.gif[/img]