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[oakenguy]

Today's wildlife encounters:

-While walking Toby, we met a big white poodle who totally ignored Toby but was wild about me. Even hopped up to lick my cheek. I think I'm getting better at reading dog body language--when Toby rolls his shoulder and cocks his head while turning away, it means "Oh god, what a slut".

-On the way to work, D and I saw a red-tailed hawk ERUPT out of a thicket with a crow right after it, both of them flying hell-for-leather into another group of trees.

And here's an example of how different people perceive things differently:

THE UPBEAT MORNING PERSON: Wow! What a brave crow, taking on that predator by himself!

THE GRUMPY-BEFORE-CAFFEINE NIGHT PERSON: God, crows are loud and annoying! Look at it, forcing that hawk to get out of bed go where it doesn't want to--I hope it gets its ass kicked!


-Closer to work, Mama Goose was off her nest, and I got to see her four big eggs! By the time I got my camera out she'd covered them with down so they'd stay warm while she took a brief swim. Gestation time's 28-30 days, so that means one more week 'til babies!

Comments

[malterre.livejournal.com]

Yay for critters, they keep us humble AND entertained! (And it's not like we are oout of the "critter" category either)

[qlewkr.livejournal.com]

Nah, the noise didn't bother me. I felt like you were making me hang around to watch the hawk pluck the stuffing out of that insane crow and it was too early in the morning to look at blood and gore with a compassionate acceptance of the vicissitudes of life. You know how I am about ugly stimuli too early in the morning. I can't even bear the news before 10am.