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Every time I water this little mandevilla flower this little guy jumps out!

And I don't know if it's the same one but this little guy jumped out when I was watering this yellow begonia!



And this blue jay was having a ball in the bird bath! They all do! I just happened to catch this blue jay making waves!

What a face!

MyBuddy said:

Every time I water this little mandevilla flower this little guy jumps out!
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And I don't know if it's the same one but this little guy jumped out when I was watering this yellow begonia!
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And this blue jay was having a ball in the bird bath! They all do! I just happened to catch this blue jay making waves!View attachment 163201

What a face!
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Great pics!

Caught this guy on camera taking a poop in my front yard

Got this from my friends in CO yesterday.

She’s holding that stay pretty good.
Not bad, she’s 8 months old now I think. 85lbs

Gelcoater said:

Got this from my friends in CO yesterday.
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She’s holding that stay pretty good.
Not bad, she’s 8 months old now I think. 85lbs

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Good looking girl, the Rottie. Good stay.
Wise to keep her from mixing it up and getting stomped.

This was the bottom portion of a little waterfall fountain that we had. It was really cute with a girl and a boy and a dog. We hadn't used it for years because the wind that we get out here will always blow out the water from the waterfall and the bottom would soon be empty. Burning out the pump. One day a couple of weeks ago when it was so freaking hot out here I thought why not put it out front for some of the wildlife? Just the bottom. Not the fountain. We're out there watering some of the stuff in front anyway so we can keep it filled. We have a bird bath right here by the side of the house that is the favorite spot for the birds. The squirrels don't make it back here as often. There's a big dog that sits by the window that kind of keeps them at Bay.

But I thought having this up front they would get some use out of it. The squirrels and the birds.

One day I was in my office and I saw all the birds! It was great! I was very happy that they were using it!




And then yesterday Annie was barking her head off at something. When I went to go look, it was a squirrel. I was almost ready to open the front door and let her have some fun when I saw him head for the water. Even with her barking and me standing in the window it didn't deter him from taking a drink. So I was glad!

Look what popped out of the woods. Fingers crossed he just does a 180 and doesn’t return.
They are fairly new residents to us. Been showing up maybe the last decade or so. Not one I want to see get real comfy because they are a real pain.
Hey Texas, come get your critters! We don't really like them!

I think Armadillos look so cool, a real prehistoric animal.

He's to sure about that skunk

The Boys getting a drink of water.

Haven't gotten a photo of a Mt Lion in a LONG time, this isn't a very good photo, but you can tell it's a mt lion

It's a party!

Even after cutting grass a few days ago, deer herd still stopping by 2x/evening to trim it more. We haven't had any rain in Sept. yet.

More critters!

This beautiful Buckeye butterfly looks like it's looking at you LOL





And this guy has me looking at him! He's on my tomato plant! I told my husband, before you pick any Tomatoes make sure you keep an eye out for this guy.

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DobieDesire said:

I think Armadillos look so cool, a real prehistoric animal.

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I used to think so. Then they started moving north. They are a mess. Don't know if they are as bad in Texas but they tear EVERYTHING up around here. It's like wild boars moved in.

Spocksdad said:

Even after cutting grass a few days ago, deer herd still stopping by 2x/evening to trim it more. We haven't had any rain in Sept. yet.

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Sure is a herd!

They're having another party!

Couple red tailed hawks hunting together nearby...hoping they'll take over the nest they used two years running...good on gopher and rat control

The swans have been at the pond all week. They usually only stay a few days. It's been so nice to see them everyday.

There's been drama over the last two days. A wedgetailed eagle has been trying to get a wallaby that has a deformed front leg. This wallaby has two good back legs so isn't an easy target and it's been using Clancys yard as a good place to dodge around so there's been low level flying and a lot of scrambling going on. Clancy has been riveted on the goings on but not barking. The first photo was yesterday and a bit far away but shows those powerful feet.

Then this morning it stayed parked in a tree watching from a lot closer
Ever been looked REALLY looked at by a big bird of prey?

He's a beautiful bird!

Finally cooled off enough to go to our favorite inland legit off leash dog park..its not big, but its got several trails in different habitat: southern riparian woodlad, coast live oak woodland, so lots of creatures...

These guys are distinctive but shy and seem to have a sixth sense...as soon as you look at them thru iphone they dodge around tree:
So lemme see if I can make this iohone app work: (while my little black devil dog pesters me to get off the bench get going...finally cool enoigh to go for a walk!



Hmmm. Nope the xenforo software is not allowing iphone video- but you can hear the call on Merlin Bird app-

Ok here is a far telephoto 25x shot