Dear Deer

oh my

the dear deer!

just a few days ago

I spotted these two heading across my yard

this little one must have been 

just born

that morning

or during the night

it was so tiny

yet so alive

alert

full of instincts and inborn knowledge

such a joy to see!

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Baby Ground Squirrels

Walking across my yard

which is meadow land at the edge of forest 

hoping to photograph dragon and damselflies with my macro lens

when I noticed movement

though they were very aware

they didn't seem to notice me
maybe they thought me a tree

they wandered into the sunlight

near my feet

foraging 

for greens

a couple of them came quite close 

(this happened to me once last year)

this photo is to show you how small they look

I don't think mamma would be to happy with how close they came to me

soon she will have them trained to be more careful

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I hope you enjoyed these wee critters

they are much better in photos than digging holes in one's yard!

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Enjoying Baby Ground Squirrels

I was out photographing a budding fir tree

noticed this little fir ball on my lawn

basically the size of a mouse

where is mom?

i was snapping it's portrait

and the click click click of my camera 

must of sounded like the high pitch sound it's mom makes

because it trotted and tumbled through the grass and cuddled up next to my shoe!

I stopped taking photos

wanted the little critter to find mom

as it was evening the time they go underground

next day 

i learned that this mom has 5 babies to keep track of

teach and cuddle with

across the road i noticed more babies

another family

as i approached they all ran underground

seeing some flowers

i began to photograph them

one of the babies appeared from underground

so interesting to see how they respond to the sound of my camera

look at those cute furry ears

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on another note

Lucy and i have enjoyed foraging morel mushrooms

yea!

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