Small rabbits live under our front deck. They are remarkably tame. While we sit and watch, they nibble away at the carrots set out by Ken. Their babies are about the size of the palm of your hand, while the parents are only 6 inches long, the smallest rabbits we have ever known. They are very cute, with their red and brown markings and are not a bit fearful of people, which is nice for us but might not be good for them.
This morning, for the first time, our two Canadian Geese went walking, with their goslings, right across our field. Hurrah for the geese. They have hatched their eggs. Their diligence was astonishing. Since we have been here 26 days ago, the eggs always had a goose sitting on them. But not any more. Now if they can keep the goslings out of the pond, perhaps they will grow to maturity, before the snapping turtle eats them. Ken spotted a snapping turtle last week with a 15 inch shell which means that turtle is old and smart.
The poor mother deer really wanted her baby to come back into the woods but the fawn was leaping all over the field racing in circles. The fawn we noted early this morning was tiny with bright white spots. It made us laugh out loud to watch the mother try to get her baby out of the field to safety in the woods.
For the first time ever, I saw a pair of bluebirds flying at a tree swallow, trying to send that tree swallow away from their box where they are feeding their babies. Normally, bluebirds are not aggressive but with babies in the nest to feed, the parents want no part of the tree swallow getting near their nest. And I saw two Kildeer eating on the corn field. I have heard their call for several days, but it wasn't until this morning that I spotted them. Beautiful birds but noisy.
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