Category: nature encounters

To raid the crabapple tree. It’s really amazing to see nature take turns enjoying this oddly timed crop.

The crabapple tree being raided by turkeys this time.

It’s hard to tell if the perched turkey is dropping apples on purpose to help its turkey buddies, or if it’s just eating like a pig.

It’s impossible on that first one really, but it’s there I swear. I only know where it is because my eyes caught the motion when it flew in.

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Zooming in

It helps when it faces us.

See ya!

The crabapple tree is very popular throughout the day, and deer aren’t the only ones enjoying its ever oddly timed crop.

There’s a couple of baby coyotes hanging out all the time on the upper field. They take off whenever we show up.

Not to ruin a happy baby story, I think they are abandoned, have mange, and I’ve only seen one of them for the last few days :|.

It’s a bummer they’re having a hard time, I’ve rarely seen coyotes even though we hear them all the time, and I was happy to have a few encounters.

We couldn’t figure out how we kept losing eggs we temporary placed on the grain cans. The answer is that the chickens became acquainted with this raven. They usually make a ruckus when they’re around, but this guy gets a free pass even as he jumps around trying to make the egg fall.

Flying away, egg in beak

We thought a raven might be it, and so we kept bringing an egg every day around the same time until we could catch whatever it was in the act. We learned that it doesn’t like white eggs, only brown ones. No peanuts either. It really just wants 1 brown egg. For a bit I was dreaming of having a pet raven that would bring me shiny stuff in exchange for eggs, but it seems unreceptive to the idea, so we stopped the expensive daily tribute. I’m still hoping :).

Edit: Raven! it’s a raven not a crow :).

These guys are everywhere.

It’s rare to run into these guys during the day. Robin found it, kept it company, and brought us to it. The porcupine wasn’t too happy about the commotion and hid under a covered tractor implement.