Our outdoor/indoor cat Sophie came prancing into the house with a field mouse! A live one. Very live. Amazingly, after praising her for being a good hunter, she let me take the mouse from her. I took the little guy out to the meadow to let him go. Then washed my hands!!
The trail cam caught a fox sneaking in for a drink at the trickle that is our stream in the back woods. We think it is neat to see foxes on the trail cam, especially when the chickens are safely tucked away in their Fort Knox.
I found this little guy hiding under my frost blanket. Not sure what he will emerge as, but looks a little like a butterfly, or maybe a skipper? Or a pink dementor. We decided not to disturb him.
I am keeping an eye (with the trail cam) on the deer that visit our back yard. After all, we’ve seen does and bucks and spring is coming up, so maybe there will be a fawn?
On foggy warm days it is easier to see the funnel webs of the American grass spider. The saucer sized webs dot our woods and meadows. The internet tells me their webs are not sticky. I tried spinning some garden spider web, but it stuck to my fingers. Maybe I will find an unoccupied bit of grass spider web and try that. But with much caution because the internet also tells me their bites hurt. In the meantime I will just admire their little spooky blankets.
Critters and Craft 