Animals Invade our Yard

We have had all kinds of crazy wildlife sightings around here lately, right in our yard. We have some kind of berry trees that dropped all their berries in mid-June, both in our front yard and back yard and we have been seeing all kinds of animals hanging out and enjoying the free food.

I first spotted a raccoon while mowing the lawn one night. I was shocked it actually came out into the open while I was mowing, and only about 25 feet away. It must have really wanted those berries. Raccoons aren't all that unusual around here, but this was just the beginning.

The oddest thing that we've seen in our yard, and he's been back several times, is this large wild turkey. We got to see him take off and fly for a short distance right down the middle of our street too. Who knew turkeys could fly? (I guess Les Nessman was right after all -- see if anybody catches that reference, leave a comment if you know what I'm talking about) It didn't look like it could keep it up very long though, looked like hard work.




A few days later, we spotted a good-sized deer. It was a buck with medium-sized antlers. He seems to be a bit of a loner though, as we haven't seen him with any herd. He is actually our most frequent visitor, but we haven't managed to get any pictures of him, as he always decided to dash off just as we pull out the camera.

UPDATE: Got pics and a video of our deer friend, who we have nicknamed "Bucky". Or sometimes, "Bucky the Vampire Slayer". And he does indeed always come out at dusk.




Our last visitor likes to hang out in our yard for hours and just sit and munch away. It's this guy:
He really makes me want to start constructing little animals out of C-4. (that's an easier one, I think -- it's not just a blog, it's a pop-culture quiz!)