Camera Critters: Baby Turkeys

Remember readers that I take most of my critter shots from my sunroom window so these aren't fully clear and crisp but I wanted to share a few pictures of mama turkey and her babies. She has been bringing them by for a few weeks now to eat birdseed scattered from the feeder or a little bit of corn that Hubs occassionally throws out. It depends on what's under the oak the days they come visiting. I was disappointed this year that they were almost toddlers before we got to see them but they've been fun visitors nevertheless.

Here the little ones seem to be going head to head and beak to beak for any morsel they can find.

Most times the little ones stay fairly close to mama!

Time to go little ones!

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Mating Season for White-tail Deer

A couple of our Camera Critter bloggers from Pennsylvania (Willard and Coy) often talk about the rutting season of the white-tailed deer. They spend time out in the fields looking for and photographing this yearly deer ritual. What are the odds I would be able to watch this occur in my own backyard. Not highly likely I'm sure; but it did occur this past week.

I've become particular of the quality of the photos I post but this is too good not to share.This shot was a long one for my camera so I've cropped it so you can better see the activity. I had looked out my window and saw three bucks passing by - the first this season. I grabbed the camera and quietly stepped out on the deck. These two bucks are between my neighbors house and mine. The third buck is to the right just out of sight in this shot. They didn't battle long and went about grazing on the grass.
The above shot was taken two days later on Tuesday. I took this guys picture through my living room window. He was beside my front porch eyeing the dogwood tree you can barely see on the right. If you look closely or enlarge this one you can see him licking his lips. I'm guessing those little branches were tasty. You'll also notice that three of his eight points have been chipped. I don't believe he was one of the two in the first picture; but perhaps he has been in some rutting activity of his own.
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PhotoHunt:Low - Caught.....

.....nibbling the LOW branches of the Rose of Sharon bush!

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Ruby Tuesday: Waiting For Santa

I will be spending Christmas with Granddaugher Lily and her Mommy and Daddy. This is Lily's first Christmas. As a matter of fact she will celebrate her first birthday on the 29th! Yes, right after Christmas. More presents. And, her Mommy's (my daughter's) birthday is the day before on the 28th which is also mine and Hubs 34th wedding anniversary this year! Did you keep all that straight! As you see we have a lot of celebrating to do this year.

Here's hoping all of you have a very Happy Holiday no matter which one you celebrate and I wish you Many Blessings for a Wonderful New Year.

Late Monday afternoon as I'm typing this there are eight, yes eight, deer in my backyard. Hmmm.....maybe Lily and I won't have to wait for Santa as long as we thought!

Merry Christmas!

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Sky Watch Friday

These were the skies over my head on Monday as I stood in my back yard.

The tiger grass blew gently in the wind as it stretched toward the sky.

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I'm posting this even earlier than normal because Blogger has a lot of issues today and I've had problems loading images for days. This will be a 'miracle post' if it works! ;)