We had some tree transplanting excitement last week…more on that in a future post…
but in the meantime I want to show you what we discovered.
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This is a pretty boring hill, right?
Nothing remarkable.
Can you see the wood stake with orange flag to the left and forefront of house being built in distance?
{ahhh…first clue about tree transplanting…house being built}
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Near the stake is an area where we used to burn junk scraps of wood.
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Doesn’t look like a useful place, does it?
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Look closer…
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someone’s watching me walk by…
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a Killdeer mama…
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trying to distract me with her antics…
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my neighbor Queen of Birds says they will play dead…
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to protect their nest…
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ok mama…where are your eggs?
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Camouflaged perfectly…
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three huge {compared to mama’s size} eggs!
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She knows I’ve spotted her precious eggs…
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so the broken-wing act continues…
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hoping to distract me.
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My but you have pretty feathers!
OK…I’m leaving…
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The final stare down.
Got your message loud and clear.
PS Sorry for the oooops sent out the other day. Silly computers!
great pictures! Love the hidden eggs 🙂