January 23, 2018

Wildlife encounters

 We have had a lot of wildlife on the property in recent weeks.  We viewed more coyotes that I can count, skunks, raccoons, and even a bobcat.  The most exciting (scary?) was this cougar that was spotted on the game camera at 6:42 am only 25 feet from our house!!!!! Soon after, as the girls and I were eating breakfast, we heard the chickens making noises like we have never heard before.  As we got up to investigate we saw a coyote trying to eat a chicken on our back porch!  I quickly went outside to yell at the coyote... he got scared and ran off, but not before falling into our pool.  S/he did eventually get out and ran down the hill.  Lucky day for the chickens!!