the wee kittens are growing and so are the ducklings. both are cute and fun to watch. they are playful and curious. the wee kittens come to me now when i am outside or call, "here, kitty kitty". of course that call usually means food so i have no illusions that they are interested in ME! giggle...... the ducklings won't be coming when i call. that's better for them as being wary of humans keeps them safer against predators. mama duck has had them to the area in the lawn where they are fed their gourmet corn, however, so they know where their meals come from.
the evenings bring deer to the backyard, looking for food. as they munch corn scattered on the ground for the birds, the kitties stop what they are doing to watch the deer. it is as if the deer are putting on a performance and the kitties are the audience. and this happens every day!
the food in the finch feeders hasn't been eaten as quickly as usual so i wondered if they had moved to another location. imagine my surprise, when i just happened to peek out the window, to find the gold finches nibbling seeds from the cone flowers! they hang, sideways, onto the flower stems and reach up and over the blossoms to eat. creatures are very resourceful in their quest for food. like the deer i observed last evening pulling low hanging leaves off a tree.
rain would be more than welcomed to our drought stricken area.
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