Wait, haven’t I heard this story before?
Monthly Archives: August 2009
So There I Was, Outnumbered 20-to-1
Scout regales us with a story of how she once defeated a whole band of ninjas. Normally with such an outlandish story I’d assume a fair bit of author’s embellishment, except that I vividly and painfully remember the first time we gave her a bath.
The first and last time we gave her a bath.
Feeding Time
This young coot was rapidly growing and learning to search for food on its own, but it was still primarily relying on its parents to find its food.
Valentine’s Day Surprise
While swans are commonly seen at Ridgefield during the winter, they usually congregate too far off for full-body portraits, even for such a large bird and even with a telephoto lens. Sometimes you’ll get lucky, however, and find a cooperative bird or two. On Valentine’s Day in 2003, this swan was resting on a berm that runs between one of the large ponds and a drainage ditch beside the road. It soon settled down for a long winter’s nap.
Adaptable
Raccoons have adapted so well to the way that modern man has transformed the American landscape that it is estimated that there are more raccoons now than ever before. This one came into our backyard a few years ago to dine on the multitude of raspberries growing near the fence. After eating its fill, it crawled up to nap on a nearby carport.