Beginning to get dry again, Bobwhite quail still singing and several hen turkeys seen wandering through the back. Must have a nest somewhere near.
Holding off on mowing to keep some cover.
Hauled two more loads of brush to the main brushpile in the back west area.
Week 24
Deer (maybe just one) are a major problem with the vegetable and flower garden. Building a fence to keep them out.
Also, have a feral cat that shows up on occasions, perhaps once per week.
Week 25
Added about 30 gallons of water to the west end water bin for deer and others. Have not seen the hen turkeys for a few days, perhaps the chicks have hatched.
Put out the chicken watering can (galvanized bucket that self fills the water trough) on the east side to help the quail.
Have not seen any deer, but evidence of their being in the garden at night shows up.
Week 26
Built the fence to 8 feet high and closed all the crawl through places that may have been letting in the deer.
Adding vegetable scraps in the far deer yard. Scraps are eaten every night.
Have not seen any evidence of hogs in the last 3 or 4 months. Perhaps it is too dry in this particular place right now.
Hauled one load of brush to the brush pile
No evidence of nests in the purple martin house, so that now comes down for the winter.
Barn swallows show up, but is too dry for them to find mud to build nests, so they leave.
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