What did you find Russ?

Russ noticed something in one of our window wells this morning.  Thought we had cornered a mouse.  But on closer inspection, he found a vole.  Either way he was on high alert.

Saw this on the bike trail near our house...

Had never seen this bird before.  He was on the trail just flapping in some dirt.  It's a Great Crested Flycatcher.  Usually spends time high in the trees.   I didn't take this photo.

Thanks for the flowers!

The previous owners left us some flowers in front of the house including these beautiful gladiolas.

Coyote sighting

We were told that we would "hear" coyotes in our new neighborhood but didn't expect to see one crossing the road before sundown.  That's what we experienced during the move.  Good thing Russ is bigger than they are...

Russ saw his first deer this morning

We were out this morning and I heard him bark and off ran a doe.  There is a new sheriff in town!
He saw deer at the other house, but not from his back yard.