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Squirrel and rabbits outside our condo
The above are pictures that I took recently of rabbits and squirrels on the lawn below our condo — we are on the second floor and our neighbor below has tossed out carrots for them. I did get a video of a squirrel in the neighboring tree, but I the file was too large to load (was 2 minutes of video). The squirrel was very vociferous and I wondered what he was saying, but unfortunatley I am not conversant in squirrel. His tail would flip around as he chirped, so it was very entertaining.
I love the various wildlife we have here. There are little twittering birds who scamper all over the patio, gathering seeds or other plant material for their food or nests, hummingbirds who sample the flowers, and an occasional Stellar Jay who flit up and out, never settling long enough for me to catch them with my camera. We also occasionally hear the coyotes out on the golf course. We usually do not see them, but the other day I saw one crossing the road nearby.
I hear the owls and woodpeckers occasionally, usually not seen, as well as the crows playing chicken with cars and begging for crumbs when I am munching a breakfast sandwich on my walk. They can be quite persistent.
All with the backdrop of the trees between us and the golf course — and the cries of “fore” and the wack of golf balls from the two-legged animals out playing on the green.
