Do you ever see wild animals?
Indeed I do. And sometimes, just like this Wapiti, or White-Tailed deer, they see me as well. Some are camera shy. But this one, caught one morning walking past my garage door, heard the click of the first camera shot, stopped, turned towards the sound, then kindly waited until I had shot him, in the only way I would ever shoot a wild animal, with my camera. Isn’t he a handsome fellow – very photogenic.
Some of the animals that pass through our yard do not seem that wild. This one lay down for a little rest about forty feet from the house. Early morning light, not easy to shoot, but he sat there and waited for me. Alas, I was using a camera with a laser focus and the red flash of the light disturbed him. I didn’t mean to do so. Whoops – there he goes, tail-up and now you know what they mean when they say ‘high-tailing it’ out of the woods and up the road.
And what about the chipmunks, and the squirrels, and the skunks, and the raccoons, and the jack-rabbits, and the porcupines? They all drop in from time to time. Look at this happy couple. Aw! Aren’t they sweet?
And don’t forget the birds – but give us another prompt – all about our feathered friends -and we’ll talk about them next time
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Can’t believe I am just finding this Roger. And found it on Pinterest at that! I wish I could see wild animals that way, except maybe the skunks. They tend to smell before and after they are seen. I saw enough of them on the farm. I hope you had a great anniversary and Christmas
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Well, hello again, Angie! So good to see you here. All going well. Waiting for the big event tomorrow – we should get a great view of the eclipse. There’s a post here on the expected event, from one Clare and I saw in PEI in 1972. We still have snow – but not much. A very warm, rainy winter for us. Most unaccustomed. The deer were through, as usual. Two of our dogs have been skunked – totally unforgettable. Worse was the black lab who rolled in Moose Poop! That was incredible. We used a whole bottle of washing up liquid and hosed her down in the garden for nearly an hour. She was most disappointed! All best wishes, write if you wish! Roger.
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Ahh! I could adore animals, wild and tame, all day long, love this post! 😍
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Those two chipmunks! That was Clare’s photo – so delightful. Saw our first deer in the garden today. 10-15 at the roadside when we went to the park earlier!
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