Why did the pheasant cross the street in front of The Little House? To prove it wasn't chicken! 😂 Or, perhaps it wanted a drink from the pond across the road. Kaia didn't see it or she'd have been in hot pursuit. The flock of chickens across the alley from The Little House stay close to their yard. The rooster is just far enough away so his crowing doesn't bother me. Kaia is convinced that they are pheasants and it may be the dogs that convince the chickens not to stray far.
Farmers are reporting seeing many pheasant broods this summer. The winter was mild so hen survival should have been good and the nesting season was ideal. Some years torrential rains or long wet periods impact nesting success. Chicks are vulnerable to hypothermia in cold wet weather and heavy rains can flood nests. This year there has been hardly any rain.
At dusk bats swoop around the house eating insects. This dry summer means that I have not had a single mosquito bite. Purple martins often swarm around the yard in late afternoon.
Takk for alt,
Al
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