[Magdalen] wildlife and not-so-wildlife report

[James Oppenheimer]

Yes, nothing is quite as joyful as joy!

We have a number of deer in our yard.  A special treat are the fawns,
especially when they are obviously out with mom for the first few times.
They will frolic, sometimes two or more together, and sometimes they even
get mom involved for a moment or two.

Pure joy.

James W. Oppenheimer
*“If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better
for people coming behind you, and you don’t do it, you're wasting your time
on this Earth.”  -- *Roberto Clemente

On Fri, Oct 24, 2014 at 11:09 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hawk migration is in full flight currently, and S/O reported seeing 6 of
> them in our yard this morning, some of them quite big. I am really sorry to
> have missed them! They seem to overnight in the wooded area behind our
> house. We are also hearing owls calling one another back there at night, so
>  it appears to be courtin' time for them. Now that the leaves have mostly
> fallen we can see the deer as they make their trek back and forth down the
> hill. There seems to be lots to eat as they look very well-nourished this
> fall.
>
> Yesterday S/O was standing at the kitchen sink and called to me, "I think
> Cat the Younger has caught something out there." I joined him to look out
> and it soon became apparent to me that the black and white Rodent Control
> Officer, the one I call Deputy, was simply having a wonderful time playing
> in the leaves, rolling in them and kicking them up into the air. He's a big
> cat, I think quite likely the son or brother of the one who took up
> temporary residence with us last summer, who he greatly resembles except
> for being black and white instead of gray and white. He's also a good deal
> less approachable, but yesterday he was just like a kitten, playing in
> those leaves in the sunshine for about ten minutes. Such a joy to watch!
>