Tag Archives: Rock Squirrel

The Squirrel Emerges

This picture was taken a while ago, but this is the fellow that leads us a merry chase when he appears. There is a bit of a write up on him at “Animals Spotted“.

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Straddling the Fence

He couldn’t seem to make up his mind which side of the fence he wanted to be on. Big excitement today – an even half dozen black cows went wandering by. The mesquite trees are so dense now, that it … Continue reading

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Full Steam Ahead, Matey!

I think I see a Fair Damsel ! This little guy/gal was all over the backyard the other morning, and was soon joined by a friend. We’ve seen a squirrel in the “roadrunner’s” hedge, so maybe there will be a … Continue reading

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Now What?

I saw the hawk and started snapping his portrait, but wondered what he was looking at so intently. Swung the camera over to the right a bit, and there was our furry friend, looking just a mite on the frightened … Continue reading

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Roadrunner Egg, with Larvae

The two roadrunner eggs sat in the nest, totally unattended, for a couple of months, so we knew they weren’t viable. The other day one of them was on the ground and broken open. We don’t know if the newly-acquired … Continue reading

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Perfect Water Fountain

He looked at his watch, then tapped his little foot. The sprinkler is supposed to come on at 5:15, but it was a minute late. All was forgiven very quickly. He got water all over his cute little button nose, … Continue reading

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