Taking a walk in my neighborhood is one of the small pleasures of early summer days. Lots of little animals live around us. The rabbits are cute, but they also gnaw our flowers. We know that at night there are possums, skunks, and raccoons. In our yard many chipmunks and squirrels make a home, and one chipmunk seems to live under our siding on the front porch — I should do something about him one of these days. Deer live within a mile of us, but we are fortunate that they haven’t yet invaded our immediate area. There are other wild animals as well, not to mention pets.
Swans live on the river, on ponds, and on the many lakes in our vicinity. We have been watching the spring crop of cygnets, which now have white plumage but are still rather small and spend their time with the adults.
We approached the swans in our small inflatable kayak, which we just purchased last week. It’s fun to be out on the water!
Blog post and photos © 2020 mae sander.
There is a bunny that visits my back yard for the first time in over seven years. Obviously not the same bunny (grin). You find so really lovely nature inspired critters and the swans are great. Congrats on your new purchase. I hope you enjoy it as much as I would if I lived near a lake.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shot of swans!
ReplyDeleteDon't you love seeing (nice) wildlife in your neighborhood? I'm a fan of the bunnies. We have a nest (hole) in the yard next door but so far no garden nibbling! Love your new kayak!
ReplyDeleteYour wild animals are mostly cute. Ours not so much. Have fun in your kayak.
ReplyDeleteAwww, cute pics, but the last one: Wow!!! Stunning!
ReplyDeleteIt's interesting to read about the mammals around your yard. Most of them are nocturnal I guess. What a shame that it makes picturing them so difficult.
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ReplyDeleteYou have so much wonderful wildlife near by. I love the bunnies and the swans. It is nice to go kayaking. Pretty photos. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Enjoy your day, have a happy weekend. PS, thank you for visiting and commenting on my blog.
Love the animal photos. We frequently see foxes, only twice have we seen a bobcat but we sure can hear it, deer on occasion and so far they haven't stolen any of my tomatoes. We have lots of birds such as the ordinary cardinal, titmouse, tohwee and I love the kite.
ReplyDeleteYour kayak looks fun. IT must indeed be nice to get in the water. Pretty blue skies.
Tina
visiting from Squirrel Head Manor today :-)
Hello. Photo of swans is my favorite. Take care!
ReplyDeleteLove the rabbits and swans. What nice neighborhood critters you have.
ReplyDeleteCute little bunnies, but those squirrels can be real characters.
ReplyDeleteYou have some cute critters.
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