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Squirrel!

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I had three squirrels running around the birdseed block yesterday. It turns out they like the sunflower seeds and run quickly to get their fair share. Here are a few photos of them, plus a description of the type of squirrel:

Harris’s antelope squirrel is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Arizona and New Mexico in the United States, and in Sonora in Mexico. They are adapted to hot weather conditions. — Wikipedia

I had Red, Mrs., quail and a gila woodpecker hanging out as well.

Here’s Mrs. on a firestick plant.

This gila woodpecker likes to hang upside from time to time.

A handsome poppa quail keeping an eye on his family.

Red also likes the firestick as a perch.

I’m waiting to find out my son’s surgery date and when I’ll return to Northern California with Waffles.

Plus I need to prepare a presentation for my photography class about a photographer or photos that I’d like to share with the class. I’ve selected Inge Morath who was married to Arthur Miller for 40 years after he was married to Marilyn Monroe. I’ll share more about her with you — after I’ve done my homework and selected a few photos of hers.

What’s on your agenda for this week?

Critter bearing gifts

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This is the courtyard at the front of our house close to sunset time.

Every morning we leave by the front door to go on our walk. We’re always surprised at what we find.

Every morning without fail, we receive little gifts like this at our front door.

We decided to move the camera I got to the front door so we could see who or what is doing this. Our bet is a rabbit.

This is what the camera captured. But I haven’t seen what is leaving the bits of cactus and plants yet.

What are your guesses? Do you think it’s a rabbit or someother wildlife?

Creatures in my backyard

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metal gecko on the fence
We have two geckos climbing our fence.

The people who built our house and lived here for 15 years prior to us buying it, took good care of the backyard. They filled it with landscaping, potted plants and creatures.

It was cool enough to be outside last night to barbecue. While the tri tip was grilling, I took photos of the critters the prior owners left.

Here are some of them:

statuary in back yard of birds
Not sure if these are owls or birds?
squirrel statue
Squirrel!
rabbit and raccoon statue
Cuties.

aligator statue
This gator guards the pool.
baby alligator statue
Baby alligator
stone frog
I like this frog.
roadrunner statue
Roadrunner.
metal roadrunner statue.
My favorite roadrunner.
metal javelina
Javelina.

I had a friend over to hike last spring. She commented “You sure have a lot going on in your backyard.”

She’s right. All the statue critters are not exactly my taste, but they are growing on me. I’m not going to get rid of them, but I doubt I’ll add to the collection. The cactus and succulents are growing on me, too.

boot planter
Here’s a boot with a cactus growing inside.
group of statues.
Coyotes with a steer’s head and metal aloe.

What are your thoughts about statuary in the yard? Are you a fan or not?