Pike Island Visit...

Two Bard Owls

 Last weekend, Shiloh and I visited Pike Island to get some exercise and see who was around.

On the way to the parking lot, we noticed a couple staring up in a tree, so we got out and looked.  Two bard owls - male on the top branch (they thought) and the female below.  The male got anxious and flew off shortly after this picture, but the female was content to stay put.

Always a treat to find owls.

A buck lies still.

New Cover for Tray Feeder.

There were lots of people there on Sunday morning, so it is no surprise that we saw deer only twice.  This was our first sighting. A buck lying down on the edge of woods, next to the meadow.  He didn't move much while we walked by.  A few yards later, looking in the opposite direction we saw five younger deer moving around, and later we found a lot of deer fur and blood on the ground.  It looked more like a deer killed by humans, than the normal deer killed by coyote.


Last Saturday I bought a new cover for our tray feeder.  I have had fun writing "thank you" notes and watching the squirrels trying to figure out how best to navigate onto the tray feeder.  So far the squirrels haven't cracked the case, but they are relentless and it is only a matter of time before one of Darwin's finest figures out the best method for getting to the tray feeder.

I love the outdoors.

Army vs. Navy

So, here I am in front of the Army/Navy game.  Surprisingly, Army leads at the half, which is unexpected, but not out of line given some of Army's other games this year.   I always try and watch this game because I believe my grandfather Bill, a Navy man - class of 1920 (I think) used to watch this with his buddies.  I watched a few with my father.

For many years I wanted to take my Dad to this game, but I didn't move on it.  I am not sure it would have meant much to him, but somehow I like the idea of keeping a family tradition alive.