Wild Ones

Big Claws for Digging

It seems that spring and fall bring out the critters. Once again we are setting traps and finding interesting animals around us. We had a badger digging along our driveway, so the latest excitement was getting him trapped. As Zach said "Naughty Badger, Daddy bootzed him and throw him in the weeds!" They have also been able to trap some gophers.
An interesting find was the Western Painted Turtle, the patterns and colors in nature are unbelievable.

With the past rains the salamanders have come out in full force and are finding their way into our window wells - so D  & Z have also been collecting them and getting them out of my sight! I think they got 75 one evening after a big rain! Yuck!

Pretty Western Painted Turtle

Finally our latest fun has been watching the deer. This morning we watch 2 does and 2 fawns prance and play in our back yard. So fun! We also have a couple of small Oak trees that are now producing acorns which really draws them in. We have set up our game cam and have again caught the tailless doe this year. Kind of fun to know she made it through the hunting season last year. Makes me wonder if she had a close call one year to loose her tail or if she was born that way?

These ones - not so pretty!

The Doe without a Tail Returns.