Wildlife...

[BrucePartington]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

My wife and I purchased a new home February this year. It backs to the wood and there is a large pond about 100 yards off our property. We have had several encounters with wildlife. Thus far:

1. Two deer that feed at our bird feeders nightly
2. A groundhog that surprised the heck out of my wife after he was caught sneaking up on her. They locked eyes in surprise and both ran off in opposite directions.
3. A gray fox that runs the same trail behind our house everyday.
4. Birds abound at feeders. Gold Finch, Slate Colored Junco, Blue Jay, Nut Hatch, Hummingbirds, Northern Oriole, various woodpeckers, etc.
5. Toads and frogs galore from the pond out back.
6. Snapping turtles from the same pond.

Today this hawk landed on our newly installed deck. We are living in a zoo!

I so envy you.
I only spot the occasional hedgehog, sometimes a hare. It's a semi-rural area, in the "old world", where wildlife has been massively hunted for centuries.