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Midnight… birds?

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Our night time visitors include deer, fox, opossums, skunks and raccoons. I put out a bowl of water and critter specific food but they all nibble the bird seed that spills on the ground.

All of them except this fellow.

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Who prefers his straight from the source.

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You wouldn’t think his chunky little butt could shimmy up that pole, but he climbs it with ease.

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https://youtu.be/FL8DFR3lok4?feature=shared

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Of course coming down isn’t quite as smooth.

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Pardon the photo quality, I was taking pics through the window and the kitchen light was throwing reflections.

And why isn’t WP letting me embed videos anymore? That’s annoying.

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Last chuck standing and a feline doppelgänger.

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We’re down to one single woodchuck now.

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Momma and the other 3 siblings have departed the pattern…

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But this little guy knows a good thing when he sees (and eats) it.

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Saw this the other day and had to do a double take.

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And while it’s absolutely true, I had to wonder if it also looks like anyone we know….?

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❤️

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The evening shift.

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Our lawn has turned brown from the troubling lack of rain, but that doesn’t stop our nightly critter visitors.

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Skunks and raccoons are usually not a good mix…

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But these guys make it work.

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There are five trash pandas here…

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And this family has been coming since they were babies.

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I rarely get photos because they arrive after dark but here’s a quick clip to give you an idea.

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💕

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A miniature feeding frenzy.

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There have always been hummingbirds at Casa River.

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I put a sugar water feeder out (no artificial dye) as soon as we spot the first one appear in May and enjoy watching the brilliant little jewels drop by for a drink now and then.

We rarely see more than two at a time.

But this year we have three, and four…

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And five.

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And then?

Holy hummers Batman!

We’ve been bombarded by hungry avians.

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I had to put out a second feeder and I’m refilling them every single day.

It’s been crazy…

But absolutely marvelous!

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Garden fluff and one very chill squirrel.

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My new garden bed is starting to fill in…

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But I wish the woodchucks hadn’t eaten all my mid summer blooms. So much for strategically timed planting.

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The geraniums are doing well.

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I was a bit late getting these in due to my mystery illness, but they’re flourishing now.

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Our Japanese Spirea surprised me this year by branching off in white on the right side.

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It’s always been solid pink…

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But not anymore.

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Close up of its fuzzy blooms.

The bees love it.

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And yes, that’s one entirely too chill red squirrel.

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There’s a new toy at Casa River.

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My husband went to Lowe’s for some weed wacker string the other day.

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So of course he came home with a new $800 battery operated lawn mower.

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Oh, it’s fancy.

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Multi speed self propelled motor, dual blades, telescopic adjustable handle…

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So fancy it took him 15 minutes to figure out how to start it.

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There’s so much extra tech… it came with three instruction manuals.

And neon green mulching blades.

And a detachable cell phone carrier.

It even has a cup holder.

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I told him it looked like a Tesla.

He was not amused.

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There was a learning curve and it took him a little while to get used to it. But then he was off and running…

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To he honest, I don’t think he loves it as much as he thought he would.

Not that he’d ever admit it.

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And no, He doesn’t push mow our whole back lawn. Just around the house, garden beds, barn and tighter spaces.

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This is not good.

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As you know, we have always had a resident red squirrel menace.

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I’m sure this isn’t the original terror from years ago, but one of her numerous demon offspring.

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She teases the cat, poops on the patio furniture…

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Shreds the deck posts, excavates passages through the woodshed walls, chews holes in the man cave/Barn Mahal, burrows into the house eaves and builds nests everywhere to continue her accursed family.

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I know this because…

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We’re knee deep in the destructive little bastards right now.

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Not good!

Not good at all….

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