{"id":1989,"date":"2015-10-11T07:40:57","date_gmt":"2015-10-11T15:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.PeaceCrops.net\/CSA\/?p=1989"},"modified":"2015-10-11T07:40:57","modified_gmt":"2015-10-11T15:40:57","slug":"wildlife-abounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.PeaceCrops.net\/CSA\/wildlife-abounds\/","title":{"rendered":"Wildlife abounds"},"content":{"rendered":"

From time to time I like to post collected pictures of the various beasties that can be found lurking in the woods surrounding our cottage. The first picture is a little blurry, because it was taken in a great hurry with one hand while carrying firewood.<\/p>\n

\"2deers_SM\"<\/a>The deer here are pretty fearless; last week we were having a bonfire on the garden and I’d left the gate open. A big buck noticed the open gate and tried to get in, until Emily intervened and we shouted and waved our arms. He grudgingly left as I chased him to the treeline, but once I was gone he sneaked\u00a0right back and I had to chase him out all over again. \u00a0A few days later, these two bucks\u00a0were found standing at our front porch. Were they trying to get into the house? Who knows. What I DO know is that I now regret my decision to not by a deer tag this hunting season. In Oregon, you can’t buy it once the season has started (a few days ago).<\/p>\n

\"coyote1_SM\"<\/a>This next\u00a0picture is also a bit blurry, but for a different reason, so I will provide you with before-and-after. To the left\u00a0we have the south end of the garden, as seen from our kitchen window at about 10:00 in the morning. Emily was making coffee, and said, “hey, there is a coyote in our yard in broad daylight.” They are pretty reclusive, though we know they are around\u00a0because they can be heard howling late at night about once a week or so. She must have pretty good eyes, huh?<\/p>\n

\"coyote2_sm\"<\/a>Here is a closeup of that same picture, enlarged (and grainy) clearly showing that wily face peeking at us\u00a0from behind\u00a0the vegetable washing table. He loped\u00a0off seconds after I took the picture.<\/p>\n\n\n