The Wildlfe at Hidden Springs Lane

Paul and I have been enjoying the wildlife this summer in our backyard. We have had deer with fawns, hummingbirds, wild turkeys, many different wild birds, and our personal favorite the squirrels. We have names the three squirrels out back Huey, Dewey, and Louie. They chase each other all day and get into them most mischievous mishaps. They are as rambunctious as Donald’s three nephews and as much fun to watch. We have put up a bungee cord corn feeder I found at the wild bird feed store. You attach two ears of dried corn and hang it about four feet from the ground. The squirrels jump up on the corn to feed and then start to bounce all over the place then fly off. They are so smart that they think of all these different ways to climb on and keep the corn still so they can eat. It really is great fun to eat our dinner out in the screen room at watch them play.

The deer have us so trained that if there isn’t any corn out they stay out back and call us to put some out. Really they snort or make noise with their feet until we notice and take out corn. They only move back from us about 10 feet and wait until we are done putting out the corn. I swear they are eating before we make it back to the house. When the fawns were really little the doe would bring them to the back and they would lay down most of the day in the shade and wait for her to come back. But now that they are getting bigger they visit once or twice a day.

The humming birds have been feeding a lot lately too. They are so small and quick that at first I thought they were a large insect. They are just so beautiful to watch. Because they are so small and hard to see I moved the feeder closer to the house and now they come and feed only a few feet away from us when we are in the screen room.
The only animals that are not welcome are the wild turkeys. We have a mother and six chicks. They are large leave a mess and eat a lot. Our neighbor who is a great hunter talks out coming by and bag a couple for Thanksgiving. He figures they are really well feed on corn and should taste really good. I have to say that it is great fun watching Paul chase after them. He has tried to get them to leave but they keep coming back every day.

I hope you enjoy their pictures.