Winter Coats

[mondhasen]

There were deer beyond the dog fence yesterday, although I originally only saw this one to take a pic of. Well hidden in plain sight-

Click to enlarge... there may be another to the right of this one.

The dog saw me taking the picture and talking to this fellow, and she flushed out four more (all of whom lithely sprinted off from her, tails flagged). The fawns have lost their spots and have donned winter camo now.

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In other critter news, the bunnies which have been secretive of late were back in the yard this morning. I spooked two when I tossed out some bread heels for the birds, and The Huntress gave them what for, sliming up the front window in the process. I saw one rabbit yesterday as well, along the side fence, lazily grooming a leg and watching me out of the side of her eye.


And it's Halloween Vacation week for me. I've got a lot of projects to accomplish, but who knows what I'll actually do.

Finally, not a mouse has stirred in the house all week! Either I've blocked all their entries or they have regrouped and are planning another round of attacks ;o)

Comments

[schnee.livejournal.com]

Quite well-camouflaged, that one.

Hope the mice have left the house for good, too.

[mondhasen.livejournal.com]

I love how well their coats match the surrounding flora. The rabbits are close in color as well.

I'm glad the mice are gone, and hope they stay away!

[allaboutweather.livejournal.com]

Hope those mice are gone now!

[mondhasen.livejournal.com]

Thanks, so do I!

[porsupah.livejournal.com]

Yay bunnage! Sadly, not a lot in evidence hereabouts - I went rabbiteering the other day, and only spotted two: one by the aerial site (soon, if the planning application comes to be, to be another few houses), and one by the footpath, busily making themselves scarce - none by the spot which had been so lively earlier this year. *sigh* I'll still go scouting around there, as there are occasionally random fun wildlife moments, but for now, it looks like the prime spots have gone. Still, they do come and go, especially in the colder months.

Either I've blocked all their entries

They have LJ accounts? Egad.

[allaboutweather.livejournal.com]

Nah, that'd be banning, not blocking. ;)

[mondhasen.livejournal.com]

Our yard bunnies have been quiet this month- I was so happy to see them back. As usual I tried to shoo them off to keep the dog quiet, and all that accomplished was to have one just move ahead of me a foot at a time and then just start grazing again! I don't I intimidate them...

They have LJ accounts? Egad

They dragged an old laptop into the attic and tried hacking my accounts! ;o)

[moxie_man]

Well, if bunnies and squirrels can get LJ accounts, why not the mice? As mondhasen said, they could be hacking into his internet from the attic.

I could picture them wising up and ordering the new attic colony not to venture anywhere else in the house like Remy's family in Ratatouilli.

[mondhasen.livejournal.com]

Every time I heard them in the attic I thought of Remy and his clan!