Critters We Have Seen in Our Yard

These two deer  were enjoying eating grass and weeds.

Julie thought they were huge and was glad

she was inside.

 This deer was in the woods across our road 

at the end of the driveway. 

 

These are baby groundhogs.

As you can see, they blend in well with 

their surroundings!

Mum's sister managed to get this pawsome

shot on a baby at the fence.

 Mum was not happy to see this big 

fishing spider .

At least it was on the outside!!!

Mum saw this big bird on Friday as she 

was putting out birdseed.

This morning, she saw some of these birds!

There were at least 4 of them  in the trees around the yard!

Mum got this picture of the birds flying over the

lake that is down the hill and  across the main road .

She was surprised at how many there were .

She got a picture of 6 but there were more!

Any idea of what kind of bird it is?

Mum thinks it might be a turkey vulture.

Since it is our blog, we need to make an appearance.

Julie did not want to pose.

Little sister is a diva at times. MOL!!

Friday Close Ups-Cats,Critters and a Monster!

Georgia: Happy Friday friends!

Another week has passed, but it did bring Summer

as of June 21st!

We purr that we will get summer temps too.

The mornings and evenings are still cool.

At any rate, we are happy for this weekend  

as we like having mum home for 2 days!

We present to you some close ups.

This is mine.

JJ

Julie  (on the porch naturally)

Mr Groundhog (saying something  to mum like"go away")

This young deer was  near the woodsy side of our place.

Mr Monster!!

Mum is scared and fascinated by these Fishing Spiders.

They are similar to Wolf Spiders but hang out

near water. There is a river  somewhat close to us,

but we think this guy is lost.

He is on the other side of the screen and you can see

 mum's forefinger and thumb.

Mum is not used to seeing spiders this big.

City spiders are generally smaller and we live just outside Halifax.

We purr you have interesting critters where you live

and that none are too scary.

Wishing you all a FUN weekend.

Finally Friday with Julie and Critters

Julie: Hi friends.

Are you ready for the weekend?

I am always ready and  this week,mum is really ready.

 She said it was a long week.

I thought weeks were all the same length.

Oh well, let's not try to understand humans!

I am just happy to be looking forward to porch time.

It will be nice and sunny and not quite as hot as it has been.

I will continue to enjoy this couch and relax.

My siblings will no doubt join me.

We saw some interesting critters lately.

Some are scary to humans, so be warned!

Mum was out a while ago and saw Sammy Seagull. 

He was looking for food.  Some person tossed him a morsel

and he caught it.

I bet he has plenty of practise.

Mum found this Garden Snake  in the house.

I did NOT let it in. It got in all by itself.

Mum used  a grabber to put it in the pail then took him

outside and let him go.

I never even got to play with him.

This fellow got in the house too.
Mum was not impressed at all!

This is a Fishing or Wharf Spider.

They are similar to Wolf Spiders.

It may not look like it, but this fellow was not full grown.

The piece of wood is about 4.5 cm (1 3/4 inches).

It was pretty funny watching mum try to use the broom

to get him in the pail. Eventually she prevailed 

after he ran into the bathroom.

A hot week,critters in the house and busy times for mum.

Yup, we are all ready for the weekend and for some

FUN !

We purr you have FUN too !

SPIDER !!!!!

Well, Spring is definitely here because the

BIG spiders are back!!!!!

Mom is not too happy about that because

they scare her ,as they move so fast!!

I think they might be fun to play with,but Mom 

does NOT want them in the house!

Darn!

Mom was on the deck and saw this fellow on the screen.

She came indoors and tried to get it off the screen.

All it did was jump onto the window casing.

Since it would not go away,Mom decided to take pictures of it.

She was thankful for having a telephoto lens on her camera.

Did I mention Mom is scared of spiders??

 She had her finger next to it but she would have

 run from the room if it moved, hahaha

There is actually space between the screen and the spider.

This spider is known as a Fishing or Wharf spider.

The females can get quite large,about 3 inches.

Mom hopes it will go away soon, but it has been rainy

and the spider is content to stay dry.

Mom just hopes it is content to stay outside!!!!!

Mom is going to see her Mom this weekend, so we may 

not get to visit much, but we will try.

Happy Mother's Day to all moms this Sunday!!!!!