Saturday's Critters

It's been a noisy week. Wednesday the new driveway was put in.  Clover, the doe, has been scarce. Then, Thursday, the OPP certification carries on across the wetland, behind a forest in the field. Twelve cops fire into targets at the same time for 10 seconds on and off all day. It sound like rapid gun fire.

In the meantime, things carry on. The gray tree frog, who is currently green for camouflage, is back on the corner of the deck railing.

We have a lot of tree frogs! 

Someone asked about the deer and deerflies – if they get them on their faces. They do. It's quite something. They flick at them all the time with their big ears.

The deer turned up, again, after the driveway was done. 

Clover, the doe, was keeping an eye on Nutmeg. 

I was so excited to see TWO little newborn monarch caterpillars! Sadly, I went back to show JB, and I think a daddy long legs ate one. I saved #2 by moving it to a safer plant nearer the house. Life is so short!

I went back even later, and found a slightly larger caterpillar on the nearby milkweed plant. 

Common yellowthroat was in the burdock!

My trailcams have been fairly quiet. Finally, the does are moving around the forest in the dark. We've two, with three fawns between them. I thought we just had Clover and her singleton! This is from July 12, 2018, since they aren't being particularly co-operative! 

The doe & two fawns  in the forest and the meadow.

 

I put the old pillow down there to see what would happen. Apparently, some of them are deeply suspicious! I ended up moving it away.  doe and fawn  

 

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