Butterflies, and other critters: catch and release

On our way home from dropping the girls off at their home, the sunset was lovely!

Dorah brought me a baby mouse the day before, and that was a story. I took it from her, put it in the garden. An hour later, it was in a corner of the sidewalk, helplessly sitting there. I put it into the aquarium, hoping to feed it, and figure out what to do next. I gave it some peanuts and a bit of peanut butter, toilet paper rolls in which to hide.


On the middle deck, I found a nuthatch on the floor. Sitting. Daisy was sleeping on the chair beside. I approached it, and it flew away.

Usually, Dorah shares her critters with Annabelle.

Daisy caught a  Common Yellowthroat. Just a baby, it could fly horizontally, but didn't seem to get the idea to fly higher than little Daisy. I netted it, and took it away. Coincidentally, I'd seen a pair of Yellowthroats in the tree, just up from the frog pond.

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Things have been busy in the garden, as well as the trees.

♪♫♬ "See the little beetle on a stone"


I can hear the Cedar Waxwings chirping in the pine tree. They must have successfully hatched their chicks. I cannot see them, other than on the dead elm when they take a breath. I heard a crow after them, and the parents chased them off!

We had a busy morning in the wee hours, Sunday. The strange cat was trapped between Annabelle (inside) and Buster (outside) at 2:30 a.m. and hubby had to get up and scare him out. We saw a poster at the vet, looking for a 1-year-old cat (gray) who was missing. Hubby phoned, but it is a female, not this well-hung male! I don't think he is a stray. He is shy, but used to people. He might be a barn cat. We should give him a name, he's here for food often enough. He's figured out the cat door.

Then, at 4:30 a.m., I could hear squeaking on the bed. Annabelle had brought us her mice friend and was playing with it on the bed. I popped the deermouse into the aquarium with the field mouse. 

I released them later, into the garden.