Yesterday we drove to Kingston via a back route down country lanes and came across four of the most adorable fox cubs you could ever see. They were playing at the side of the grass verge and when we stopped to look at them, they stopped playing and just sat looking up at us.
They were so cute and fluffy with black front legs and paws and they sat there posing for us. Unfortunately we did not have a camera on us so could not take a photo. We have been back twice to see if we could see then, but no – we missed our chance!
However, I have managed to get a picture of our robin chicks who are now three days old.
I also got this rather funny pic of one of our squirrels relaxing in the sun – you have to understand that it is very hard work sitting eating all day!
This week we built a new deck outside (that is the royal we!) Now we have got rid of the eyesore of the pool we have a much better view of the back garden and the woodland behind it. It will be lovely to be able to sit outside and watch the wildlife.
Talking of wildlife we have see a couple of new bird species this week and many more chipmunks that keep chasing each other around the garden. They are also using the new deck to bury their nuts under!
Last night hubby was woken at 2.30am by something outside the bedroom window. He said it sounded like a cow pulling up the grass and then chewing on it. We can only assume it was a deer. We have seen them in the vicinity, but never on our land.
We are really sad and have a scope set up in the living room looking out of our picture window where we gaze for hours at the birds etc. We are now going to be even sadder as we have ordered a scope that has a camera incorporated in it. We often wish we could take a photo of what we see through the scope, now we will be able to.
I have added a photo of a fox we caught strolling across the garden last week. It looked a right sorry state, but guess it was a young animal. Apparently they can roam for hundreds of km in search of new territory.
