Falling through November...

 Found yet another ootheca, this time under the greenhouse eaves.

 Wonder how old this one is... years?

Was tracking a red-shouldered hawk,

when this raven decided to shoo it away.

Many insects seem to be loving ANYTHING that's blooming in November.

Which includes our zinnia, which is going bananas.

Moby (hen) struts by, headed for the cherry tomatoes...

Among the flower-fans:

This painted lady eyed me whilst it drilled for nectar.

I want to call those little frills eyelashes, but don't actually know that, so...

 I'll just call them super cool.

Fawn post-rain, chewing cud, enjoying the sun.

Fawn and mama, who's got her eye on me. =)

Big ol' gang moved through, taming the greenery for us.

And trimmed up the circular driveway. Thanks!

The deer are looking SO much better than this summer, now that there's actually FOOD. =)

Their faces are fuller, muscles are back, 

and this one even has a shine to her coat--hooray!

That's fall in this climate: the long-awaited return of water,

and all the life that it brings.

xoxobb

'cause I can't stop obsessing about the Rim Fire: great raw video (+cute spotted fawns on my porch)

at this news site (ktvu).

"Bear" is the passenger in the truck with the flashing lights (at 2:16).

Apparently they'd pulled over to suggest to the gentleman parked there that

HE MAY WANT TO DRIVE AWAY so perchance he'd not roast.

All I want to do all day is look for video and photos and read stats about this rager.

I owe you a post re: quiz winners, & I've been getting a lot of wildlife near our house, etc.,

but any time I'm on this computer I just look for Rim Fire data, so my apologies.

There are some photos on Twitter (biobabbler) of wildlife,

and I'll include a few here, 'cause y'all deserve it.

The smaller of the 2 fawns, I believe.

Slorp!

Sibs.

The wildlife have been doing a good job of cheering and entertaining me.

Gotta love baby deer on your back porch.

xoxobb

(P.S. The fire is not near our house
so these little deer are safe in that regard.
Though they are lethally cute.)

cavort cavort! romp in da snow!

deer levity this a.m.

"What in the..."

"I have no idea. "

Guess they're psyched it's spring and the snow,

be it ever so white and pretty,

it short lived this time of year,

and only serves to make more grass.

Hooray! =)

Happy spring.

I recommend cavorting.

Seems to be the thing.

bb

still-spotted fawn ambles by...

The lure of the late summer garden in a dry climate... 

 Clearly a finishing school graduate. 

 

 

teeter, teeter, teeter... 

xobb

wow: amazing video of mt. lion & sheep & deer: what does lion target?

 


Mt. lion is RIGHT by the sheep which stare at it and trot out of the way, but the lion seems more interested in the deer and trots after it, passing the sheep by.

Sebastian Kennerkenecht, blogger who posted this YouTube vid on his blog interprets this as an example of prey selection, posits this mt. lion's mom did NOT eat & feed her kittens sheep (therefore they are not "food") but DID eat and feed her kittens deer.

Kinda cool!

Thanks, Sebastian, and like him, was a little unnerved re: videographer Glenn Street's comment re: maybe he should have shot the lion, but I am nevertheless grateful for this video. Very nice work and an exciting opportunity to see a mountain lion hunting in the bright daylight!

bb

early morning deer munching on spring buds -- yum!

 

 These photos are in sequence,

and all are huge so please click and stare.

face plant

 

mm, those buds look tasty...

(note clouds of spring bugs)

nibble, nibble

ooh, yummy!

 

monch, monch

(click on it and check out the nice chin markings)

that creature is taking pictures of me, again....

(click on this one to see its amazing eyeliner!)

yes, delicious

armph!

... annnnd, what's next?

=)

xobb

grazed by mule deer, in both senses of the word

 

This is the sight that freaked my cat out this a.m.: so close!

Mama face

Can you see (just barely) those 10 foot long eyelashes?

Or, are they eyebrows? The SUPER high archy v. long ones.

 Mom's now stage right, mit cartoon shadow

Next this one of the fawn (south lawn) is blurry 'cause it's 

 moving rapidly away from the paparazza in low morning light.

"Woah, where'd you come from? You're way too close!"

First appearance of baby, stage right. A dramatic foreshadowing...

Now baby and shadow.

Hullo.

Oh, baby!

(a bit closer view. cutie!)

k.

Nothing earth shattering today,
just thought I'd share duh dee-ah.

xobb

ps weeded in garden, unplanned, today. dirt under fingernails, so I'm happy, and will take pics of my pretty, purple broccoli, soon. so exciting it's all starting, and I got HUGE handfuls of weeds for the chickens to eat, so it's very much win win. Woo-hoo! =)