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We have a huge bag of peanuts in our garage as we have a half dozen hungry squirrels on the property and squirrel feeders out along the perimeters. While rebuilding a motor today, I heard a noise behind me and caught this little chipmunk in the act of raiding the peanut stash! Good thing Churchie the Devil Cat was outside at the time. :)
We have numerous bird houses on the property. This one is located above the door to my outbuilding. Here, a martin takes flight after emerging from the bird house (which was built by local Kiwanian, Al Cook).
A martin launches herself from a birdhouse, one tiny split-second before opening her wings to take flight!
On this day, we spent some time watching the martins carry nesting materials to one of many birdhouses we have on the property.
Okay, well, maybe not the first squirrel of the season, but the first one smart enough to figure out how to get to the peanuts! This little guy came out for a snack in between ... in between April 19 Seattle-area snow showers. I'm sure he is as confused as are the daffodils...
While sitting at the Hi Tide Tavern, having a beer and talking with Lisa A., this magnificent creature landed on a tree right outside the bar and hung around for quite some time, giving me an opportunity to run out to the truck to grab my camera!
The deer returned this morning. Hooga, Kayla and I watched as the deer wandered around the front yard. My heart skipped a beat as baby deer walked up to my azalea. Fortunately, he didn't eat much. :)
Here, a doe and a fawn are polite to the end, they walk through our open driveway gate rather than crashing through our landscaping and outer foliage. We were just glad they weren't carrying Bibles when they came a-callin'... those are the kind of people we're trying to keep out with that gate. But the deer always are a welcomed sight...
Five minutes ago, while weeding my garden patch, I lifted a plastic plant container and discovered this little baby bunny! He was very afraid, but I managed to catch him, pet him, and then turn him loose. Unfortunately, he ran right for my cat, Church (the Devil Cat) but Church, on a leash, was unable to get the bunny, and the little guy scampered to safety.
While working outdoors on Saturday, Jim stopped to snap this photo of a bumblebee on a cluster of budding Oregano.
While working outdoors on Saturday, Jim stopped to snap this photo of a bumblebee on a cluster of budding Oregano.
While uncoiling the garden hose, Linda discovered this tiny little transient frog taking up residence in the hose. This little guy is smaller than a quarter.
In yet another awesome Linda picture, here is a little frog that Jim found hiding behind the outside wall-mounted garage door opener. Jim altered the word "Prog" to read "FROG" - making the picture all the more delightful. An excellent wallpaper for your computer. Ribbbet!
Here, a bald eagle sits in a tree at Kitsap Lake in Bremerton, Washington.
One thing we love about life in the Pacific Northwest is the frog population. At night, right about Springtime, we sleep with the windows open and listen to the LOUD ruckus of the frogs out in the wetlands at the back of our property.
Linda got this great photo of a hummingbird closing in on its feeder. Photo by Linda J. Coleman.
Linda got this great photo of a hummingbird closing in on its feeder. Photo by Linda J. Coleman.
At the Rocket Lane property, there were lots of squirrels. All of them were named "Buddy." Here, Buddy rolls a corn cob down the deck railing. Photo by Linda J. Coleman.
There were beautiful finches at the Rocket Lane property in Port Orchard. Photo by Linda J. Coleman.
Photo taken at one of the bird houses at the Rocket Lane house. Photo by Linda J. Coleman.
In 2004, Jim cleared some of his property of trees. In this photo, where tree trunks still clutter the back yard, a deer picks its way through the clearing, paying no heed to the camera.
One thing Jim and Linda see a lot of on their acreage is deer. Here, one was caught on film inside Jim's garden. After this photo, he accelerated his work on the fence and it has not been a problem since. In fact, the garden now resembles a detention facility, with 7 1/2 foot wire fencing all the way around.
When Jim saw this moth on the door of an outbuilding at his Rocket Lane home, he grabbed a camera and took a picture just so you could enjoy it now. He was fascinated with the pattern on the moth's wings - it was as if the moth were looking back at him.
When my Kiwanian friend, Al Cook, tried to sell me a squirrel feeder, I thought he was nuts. No squirrel would ever use such a contraption. Boy, was I wrong. Here, "Buddy" goes deep for peanuts and corn kernels. We enjoyed the squirrels immensely.
At Jim and Linda's Rocket Lane home, there was an abundance of wildlife, and the couple enjoyed every bit of it. Here, a baby bird peeks out of one of the birdhouses on the back deck. The birdhouse was built by a Kiwanian friend of mine, Al Cook, of Bremerton.
This photo, taken in 2000 at our Rocket Lane residence, is of a particularly friendly neighborhood bunny whom we called 'Smokey.' He later was likely reincarnated as our cat, Church. The resemblances, especially the ears, can be uncanny. Or is that, uncatly...
Here, "Buddy," our favorite Rocket Lane squirrel, pauses for a photo while making off with a large hunk of hamburger bun.
Jim W. Coleman got this photo of hummingbirds feeding in Silverdale, Washington, on the front porch of his in-law's north Silverdale home.
In a stunning photo, Linda captures a mother bird feeding her young on the back deck of the Rocket Lane property. This family of birds kept us entertained for months!
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