Courtyard Zoo

Our courtyard has always been a place of enjoyment for us. Besides a nice place to hang out, it's also our local zoo which we love to watch.

Over the years the menagerie has grown. At first it was just one species of quail - Scaled Quail. Then the more colorful Gambrils Quail has joined in. They are especially fun this time of year when their hatchlings are running around with them. At first they are just tiny little balls of feathers running around. As they get a little larger they can jump/fly up to our wall and join in on the scratching for seeds.

We have always had finches and hawks, but over the last couple of years Rock Doves, known as pigeons in the city, have joined us. Today we seemed to have a twin set of Rock Doves.

For several years we have had little ground squirrels, officially known as Antelope Squirrels. They're the ones that look a little like chipmunks. Last year we started to see a tree/gray squirrel coming to visit. It might have been a female because this Spring we have two little gray squirrels running around.

Of course, we have always had a rabbit, but he's old hat now.

 

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