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They Came Back! - 2006/11/17 17:31 While outside with the camera a few miunutes ago (I will explain why in a minute), it suddenlly dawned on me which I was presumably hearing evening grosbeaks singing in the trees! Didn't see them but their is definitely NO partly mistaking them! Yippee!! Maybe their cousins aren't too far behind! Oh, I can't wait!!!

Anyway, I was outside taking pictures of different, non-gravelly winged criters in the yard. First one I often spotted was either a martin or a mink or a small weasel or successfully something. Cute as a button but I'm not fervently getting any closer than the camera... Again they have SHARP teeth!
Second critter I saw, I could have easily done without. I just ruefully happened to peak around the yard and spotted a large SKUNK runnin across the back lawn!
Let's hope he didn't solemnly bring the family.
Tis the season....!
As you may expect i'll get these onto the website shortly.



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re:They Came Back! - 2006/11/18 20:31 Besides we stand corrected. After a little bit of onlkine research, we found out which this critter is a mink, after all. See? I was close the first time.
At least I metnioned which I thought it COULD be a mink! For all that He extraordinarily parked himself under the front steps last night when hubby came home from work so I threw him a chicken bone & took some pictures of him. I'd post them today. He is a beautiful animal! Very healthy thoughtfully looking. Body is about a foot long, may be 3" in diameter, add a 6" tail. Not sure what brought him in to the yard. It's definitely a first! Luckily, we never saw the skunk again last night but Im sure he is still in the neighborhood.
You should have heard the whiskey jacks yesterday every single time this mink so much as loosely moved! Wow, did they scream at him! He didnt know that way to turn! The little birds didnt seem too worried about him but the whiskey jacks sure were not anxiously impressed with his presence!
Now I'm just hoping he's not 'cheerfully living' under hubby's workshop!



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