Bear, Buck & Birdies

Well, the laptop finally arrived so now I can (easily) check the trail cam captures and begin to compile a mass of photographs again!!  Last night's trail cam photos (not to mention my visuals from the living room window) show a buck in velvet has begun to visit the HRD ...it may 

be Cinco??!! Just big spikes at the moment, but it's early in the season. He was sharing the  table with some turkeys, and Puff stopped by for a few minutes too, though she was not warmly welcomed...

 In the overnight hours, the trail cam did see what I've not in quite a while...a bear guest.  I put a few apples on the rock today hoping to entice it back in the daylight, to no avail.  the bear, and the raccoon, only seem to come out at night lately.

Annie and her fawn are here every day though, and the birds are doing quite well.  The hummingbirds are still here, although not in great numbers.  Still, I'm always happy to catch a glimpse (and may have to get one of those hummer swings, LOL!!!) of course, I'd bet you could get any bird cage swing, and the hummers would perch on it if placed anywhere near a feeder or favorite plant.  I've seen them at the hibiscus and rose of Sharon as well as the lemon balm, honeysuckle and fuschia.  And they love to set in the Japanese red maple tree.  I wish one would nest there someday, but with all the towering oak and maples, that isn't likely.

Chickadee in Maple

Today's "save" was a junco that Shadow brought inside.  I made the fast grab (Shadow's tail), he dropped the bird which I scooped up.  It's little heart was beating a mile a minute, but as soon as I went outside and opened my hand, it flew off. No harm, no foul. Unless you ask Shadow... 

Well, it's late and I'm tired, so I guess I will call it a day.  Now that I have the laptop capabilities, the trail cam has been switched to take video clips, so I hope my bear comes back tonight.  Maybe I'll be able to figure out who it is! 

The end - compliments of the buck...