Week 1
Have not seen the buck since the photograph was taken in mid December. Perhaps he did not make it through the hunting season.
Deer fence around the garden seems to be doing its job. Only tracks seen seem to be from a housecat.
Three deer seem to be the usual at the feedlot.
Cold!
Strange, but for just one day during a warm spell, the leopard frog showed up in the water tank at the front. It was there just one day-----probably read the weather forecast.
Cleaning out the purple martin birdhouse, getting it ready for the spring.
Week 2
Built 11 purple martin birdhouses, and 7 wren houses to give away. Prices for cedar seem to have gone up, it now costs about 3 $ per bird house to build these. Now up to number 22 with the wren houses, and 280 with the bluebird houses. Now looking for some interested recipient.
Week 3
The Spring Lake Garden Club is the recipient of the batch of birdhouses.
Not a whole lot going on in the way of wildlife, so no observations.
Week 4
Three does in the far back side of the property. Feeding mostly kitchen vegetable scraps. Have not seen much of any other wildlife. Some evidence of raccoons, but only occasionally.
Added two loads of cactus to the brush pile.
Week 5
Three more loads to the brush pile. Trying to keep the height of the pile down so that it does not compact. Compacted pile offers no refuge for small animals.
Vegetable scraps on the feed yard, with 3 does participating.
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