Category Archives: Pets & Animals

Parts of the ground on the sage-covered hillside by our house are covered with dried Live Oak leaves, so when I heard the loud CRUNCH of something large walking slowly through, I grabbed my camera and tip-toed about 30 feet … Continue reading →

It’s been an animal-ish kind of day already. On my morning walk with the dog, we saw three deer, one definitely an older buck as he good sized antlers (almost wrote ‘a nice sized rack’, but then I reconsidered.) Then, … Continue reading →

Well, it looks as though we’ll be keeping little Eggbert the dove, but I made John agree that we’d reached our upper limit for birdom right now. And another thing – we’re 80% sure that Eggbert is a SHE, so … Continue reading →

Eggbert is still a bit smaller than the adult doves, but he’s looking a LOT more dove-like and much less like a feathery fuzz ball. I know birds grow quickly, but to go from a small egg to this size … Continue reading →