They Call It Swarmy Monday…

Ranger’s bark by the backdoor yesterday brought me to her to find something absolutely awesome: A large transient bee swarm had came from who knows where to literally hang out in the backyard fig tree for a spell, and of course I got footage of the experience from various angles, accompanied by my narration that …

Oh Possum

I knew something was up with the way Pumpkin, Patchy and Ranger were behaving inside while Susan and I were having breakfast, but I looked out the north windows on the wrong side of the house initially, finding little out of the ordinary. Then, after Jiggy came back in and Ranger paid him waaaaay too …

Forward Progress

Has it been 10 months already since I showed up at Rio Hondo College for an informational meeting on their police academy program, with an eye toward becoming an “animal cop?” Yep. And about nine months since I took the written exam. And eight and a half months since the physical agility test kicked my …

Empty Nest Syndrome

Poof! As expected, the two hummingbird chicks evacuated the nest they’d overgrown. Not sure if it happened yesterday or early this morning. I eventually found the mother flitting and clicking around and soon she flew to the location of one chick, safely up in a neighboring tree. The other chick was nowhere to be seen …