Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Back yard mammal zoo

A small variety of mammals visits my back yard.

In a shallow depression in the ground, rabbit kits crowd together.
A rabbit nest. I'm not sure how many bunnies are in there, but I later saw two together. The gray stuff in the top corner is a web of fur and grass, and it covered the nest. (Yes, I replaced it.)
An adult rabbit and her kit look to the left.
Mother and one of the kids.

A chipmunk stands, in classic posture, on a rock.
My wife and I love our chipmunks. This is Filbert II.
  
A chipmunk's back half sticks out of the grass on its way into its burrow.
Down, into the warehouse.

A squirrel crouches on a spruce branch with pink blossoms in the background.
Of course there are gray squirrels. (Front yard :^)
A squirrel lies spread-eagle on its belly in a flowerpot, with a big flowerpot in the background.
Don't know why this one chose the sedum pot.

A white-tailed deer in front of a fence looks at the camera, with the big flowerpot in the foreground.
Another mother.
The deer leaps a gate, with a hedge in the foreground.
Why did she leap the gate into the neighbor's yard?
A white-tailed fawn in profile looks at the camera.
Because her fawn was there.
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