The Promise of Spring

The season starts with a dream and faith in the smallest seed.

Harbingers

Even after the harshness of winter, life prevails and surprises.

A pop of color.

Longer days and sunny skies bring a pop of color to brighten the early spring.

Wild times.

Even in the heart of the city, wild things abound.

Ephemeral beauty.

Some are visitors just passing through.

Showing posts with label Wildlife. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wildlife. Show all posts

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Ornery Critters

After banishing almost all of the groundhogs last year it seems we've moved on to a few other local critters:

Opossum
I actually caught this guy twice in my effort to catch the remaining groundhog. This is a photo from the first time when I actually let him go. (Or tried... he wouldn't leave the cage so I had to prop it open using the rock so I could go to work. I caught him again this past weekend and decided that meant he'd earned a permanent relocation.

Salamander
Found this guy in the big mulch pile when working on the front beds this past weekend. He was very squirmy. I moved him a bit closer to the creek which I thought would be much safer than leaving him in the pile and risk impaling him with my pitchfork during mulching!

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Where's Waldo

Where's Waldo?
Some of our neighborhood wildlife seems to like to hang out at the pool.... In this photo... A black cat and a groundhog. I promise.

Here's a better shot of one of the critters:

Temporary Resident