I don't think these turkeys have heard most people in the USA eat turkey on Thanksgiving day. They didn't seem concerned as they slowly walked around.
We also saw many Fox Squirrels running around playing. There is several empty fields by my house and they were just running everywhere. Here is where the Fox Squirrels were hanging out!
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Before the Black Squirrels moved in we had a lot of these rascals in our yard. They moved on I guess since the others have moved in. And that is alright with me!
I enjoy these little squirrels. They mind their own business, stay out of the feeders and the holes they dig in the yard are small compared to the damage the Fox Squirrels do.
After the groceries were put away we went outside and sat for awhile. I was so surprised to see 3 black squirrels in our yard. They too were running and playing and chasing each other.
They were so funny. One squirrel was sitting with it's back to another when another squirrel came running up to it and jumped right on it. Scaring the sitting squirrel. Another time they chased each other and bounced from tree branch to tree branch having a great time.
Along came 2 Chipmunks. They too were running all around. One jumped right up into the air like it was on a spring.
With the balmy temps maybe the animals thought it was Spring instead of fall!
Back in the house I was sitting at the computer watching the bird feeder. A bird flew right into the window screen bounced off and fell down. I ran outside in time to see it get up, stagger and fly away.
I have been hearing noises outside the computer window for days. But when I look outside I don't see anything. But something is walking thru the leaves on the ground. But gosh darn it I can't see what it is. By the time I get outside it is gone. So it must be sparrows or maybe the chipmunks eating the bird seed that falls to the ground. But you know how sound echos...it sounds loud.
Mallards select their mates (“pair bonding”) in the fall but do not begin to breed until late March or
early April of the following year. The female, accompanied by her mate, searches for a territory
which is usually one close to where she herself was hatched. Sometimes the female will return to
the same nesting site year after year. The nesting site is sometimes close to a source of water
but more often a small distance away in an area lined with bits of rushes, grass, weeds, and other
organic material. The nest, built solely by the female, is usually somewhere with good cover such
as thick grass or shrubs or in the hollow of a tree up to 12.2 m (40 ft.) off the ground.
The Mallard Duck is approximately .6m (2 ft.) long with a wing span of 82-95 cm (32-37 in.) The
male duck (or “drake”) is brightly colored from September to June during breeding season.
During this time, the drake stands out with a brilliant glossy green head and upper neck,
separated from a light grey breast and a rusty colored back by a white ring resembling a collar.
Its bill is yellowish green. The drake exhibits two distinct black feathers in the center that curve
back, giving the male his characteristic curly tail. After breeding season, the drake starts to lose
his colorful feathers and is unable to fly. Until breeding season returns in August, the male will
more closely resemble the female.
The female Mallard (or “hen”) is much less colorful and smaller than the drake. The hen’s back
and breast is a darker brown than the drake’s, and she does not have the same distinct curly tail.
The hen has an orange bill, occasionally marked with black spots, and orange legs and feet.
Both the drake and hen have a distinguishing speculum (a bright blue rectangular spot of color)
and a white bar on the bottom edge of the wing at the point where it meets the body.
Isn't that interesting?
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