May 5, 2010 – I stepped out the back door and saw what I thought was a black squirrel rolling on the ground.  I realized it was two black squirrels and they were in a fierce fight.  They ignored the slamming of the back door and finally when I was walking up to them they broke apart and scampered up the maple tree.  When they were about 50’ up the tree, one jumped on the other and together they fell out of the tree.  They hit a branch which split them apart and while one grabbed the branch, the other fell to the ground with a very loud thud.  It looked like it landed on its side, but before I took two steps it was up and running.  After watching them for a few days it looks to me like there are two male black squirrels vying for the attention of a female gray squirrel.

The turkeys seemed to have dispersed and I only see one or two drake wood ducks down in the creek now.  I haven’t checked the nesting box, but I still think there is a hen wood duck nesting there.  A pair of mallards was swimming along the stream bank yesterday.  We had some beneficial rains last night and some of the thunder shook the entire house – which Sue slept right through it all.  Now the sun is out and there is a cool breeze caressing the small new leaves that are popping out everywhere.

  
     
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