Sunday, September 28, 2025

USUAL SUSPECTS

 What with busy weekends and being away with travels, it's been a while since we have checked in with some of the usual suspects in the garden at the Casa du Borghese and the adjoining wood.  Still going through bird seed left and right. They must LOVE the special blend I get at True Value. I have also been seeing deer enter the yard in addition to the Red-Tailed Hawk being back and the white squirrel was seen again. Last week I was pottering around the garden when I heard a heck of a ruckus coming from behind me, only to find the hawk on the ground, with one of the squirrels in its clutches. Needless to say, the hawk has been catching a few birds and at least one chipmunk too. He's been seen every day this week, so I named him, Jabberwock. The only thing to come to mind to tell the usual suspects was from Alice in Wonderland- 

"Beware the Jabberwock my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch." 

Bouvier II
Carnage...Jabberwock got a garden mouse.
The first Balitmore Oriole I have ever seen around here.

A pileated Woodpecker. It looked huge!

More carnage....a small rabbit.


And my breakfast today! What weekends are for!

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