(Ugh...think of nice things...nice things...)
Oh look -- here's tiny bunny. Much better. :)
As I type this, I'm watching a killdeer sitting on the nest she made in the driveway behind the house. I didn't really even know what a killdeer was until Mike told me about the nest yesterday. Now I'm fascinated. For instance, they build nests on the ground...often in gravel, because the eggs blend in. And the parents will fake a broken wing to draw a predator's attention away from the nest (that's how Mike realized there was one nearby). And the hatchlings are cute because they're eyes are already open and they're fuzzy...not like those creepy robin babies.
Mike put bricks close to the nest so we wouldn't step on it or drive over it. I really can't have that on my conscience.
5 comments:
Well, you have taught me something new Mrs. Bess... you must be missing the classroom!!! LOL
Didn't know about the killdeer. ve-wy inte-westing.
ok mike is just sooooooooooooooo sweet for doing that...and i loveeeeeeee the little bunny! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)
Thank you for NOT posting a photo of the snake. And if that were MY basement... the house would be put up for sale, contents included (AFTER I ran screaming out of the house like a mad woman)....
:-(
Wow, I've never heard of Killdeers either! Gravel doesn't seem like a great place to build nests, though - it seems like they would be safer up in a tree! Nate saw a robin faking a broken wing on his way home from work today, so we must have a nest somewhere nearby. I love baby birds!
it's like an animal exhibit over there are the bess house! hehe. :)
hugs,
sarah.
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