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Deer on a restricted obstacle course

This is not the first time I have seen these deer breaking the law, but it cracks me up every time. I did have to do a little Photoshop magic to get the deer and the sign both in focus, but that was fun too.

Maybe they are card-carrying members?

Red-eared slider

Spring also means that the turtles are on the move. This old lady (?) was crossing the road in our neighborhood. We only noticed her because Sophie, our outside cat, went over to investigate.

I can’t leave turtles in the road, I just can’t, so we helped her across so she didn’t get hit. I persist in calling her a “her” because of this article by U.S. Fish and Wildlife, which says the females go on the move to look for a place to lay eggs. Since this is not a young turtle, I assume she is going to lay her eggs and not going to find new territory. She wasn’t overly concerned about us. Probably not her first assist.

And in doing my research I found a new app “HerpMapper”, which of course I had to download and add our observation. Must contribute to science.

Redeemed

I thought perhaps we would get through another walk with Oblivious, but he redeemed himself today. Or rather, the deer gave themselves away. And I had my good camera.

Those white tails bring me joy too. So silly.

My dog doesn’t answer to “Oblivious” anyway, so it is good that he redeemed himself!

And a little “Aw” for your Saturday:

The other half of the herd was not spooked, but were watchful.

Nest

The hawks in our backyard have been quite noisy. It took awhile, but I finally found their nest in the tallest tree on the lot! Rather exciting to think that there is a possibility of baby hawks. Especially once we have the coop and runs secure from hawks.

Red-shouldered hawk nest
Red-shouldered hawk