Throughout the early spring months, we noticed a few of the wild deer frequenting the corn feeder and water tub down in the canyon. A couple of does appeared to be pregnant. We had also observed a yearling buck visiting the area. By mid-May, one doe seemed to be chasing all of the deer out of the … More Try, Try Again… Persistence is the Key!
You might remember the post “Discovering a Woodpecker Fledgling” where I found a tiny woodpecker fledgling just before dark. By dusk, and still not seeing any parents around, I thought the baby bird would be safer in our house for the night. The next morning at dawn, I would place it back in the grass where I found it … More A Chance Meeting With Miss Scarlet…
Last week I got the mower out to clean up some rather odd patches of grass around trees, along the lateral lines, and a large area that had grown up nicely after I forgot to shut off the soaker hoses in my tomato garden and left them running for two days. We were entertaining family that weekend and … More Another Summer of Drought and Extreme Heat
Please forgive me but, in this post, I must cluck a little about a photography submission I made to Outdoor Oklahoma Magazine earlier this spring. We subscribe to the bi-monthly magazine and a weekly email as well, both put out by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC). As a state licensed wildlife rehabilitator, I enjoy the … More Frosty the Squirrel Makes “The 2012 Annual Readers’ Photography Showcase” in Outdoor Oklahoma Magazine!
One sunny morning in late July, the phone began to ring just as I walked in the front door. I had been outside starting sprinklers and bracing for another day of work trying to keep my plants alive in the 109° plus temperatures we were having. The inferno-like weather was really beginning to wear on … More A Bird’s Eye View!
On the evening of June 26th, I found myself wandering the woodland path in search of Daisy deer. I had not seen her in the early morning, but that was not unusual as she had developed a habit of showing up whenever she pleased. Daisy had been on her own since mid-January. She had tried to follow … More Discovering a Woodpecker Fledgling
Back in July, I wrote a post called, “The Day Mr. Maxtor Ate My Photos”. I was quite disappointed at the time, to learn the last two years of wildlife and personal photography where no longer accessible when our external Maxtor hard drive quit working. FD had tried a number of fixes but Mr. Maxtor … More Slaying the Maxtor Beast and Retrieving my Photographs!
Yesterday morning welcomed us with the first 70° temperatures we have experienced all summer. Until today, the morning lows had been in the upper 80° ranges and into the low 90’s. FD and I enjoyed the beauty of this cool morning by walking around the yard, filling bird baths, starting sprinklers, and checking out the heat-exhausted trees. … More An Injured Juvenile Robin
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