A Tale of Backyard TailsAn eastern gray squirrel and a mourning dove met near the Hole Under the Fence early this morning.
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A Tale of Backyard Tails
An eastern gray squirrel and a mourning dove met near the Hole Under the Fence early this morning. Both were drawn by seeds scattered across the ground. For a few cautious minutes, they shared the bounty—coexistence as a quiet condition of the moment.
But they both knew the problem: Charlie, the border collie, stationed just thirty meters away and already alerted to the squirrel’s presence.
Charlie, as we know, lives peacefully with the doves. They’re part of the landscape, part of the rhythm. But squirrels? Squirrels are a breach. According to Charlie, they don’t belong in the backyard—or anywhere else within his line of sight. So he makes it his business to run them down. The chase is ritual. He rarely catches one, and when he does, he lets it go. No explanation offered. None needed.
At this tense juncture, Charlie charged. The squirrel slipped back beneath the Hole Under the Fence. The dove took flight, settling in a nearby tree. The seeds remained, but the moment was gone.
Step into a world where even the smallest moments—like the glint in a bird's eye—tell their own story.
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A Tale of Backyard Tails
An eastern gray squirrel and a mourning dove met near the Hole Under the Fence early this morning. Both were drawn by seeds scattered across the ground. For a few cautious minutes, they shared the bounty—coexistence as a quiet condition of the moment.
But they both knew the problem: Charlie, the border collie, stationed just thirty meters away and already alerted to the squirrel’s presence.
Charlie, as we know, lives peacefully with the doves. They’re part of the landscape, part of the rhythm. But squirrels? Squirrels are a breach. According to Charlie, they don’t belong in the backyard—or anywhere else within his line of sight. So he makes it his business to run them down. The chase is ritual. He rarely catches one, and when he does, he lets it go. No explanation offered. None needed.
At this tense juncture, Charlie charged. The squirrel slipped back beneath the Hole Under the Fence. The dove took flight, settling in a nearby tree. The seeds remained, but the moment was gone.
Step into a world where even the smallest moments—like the glint in a bird's eye—tell their own story.
https://swede1952-photographs.pixels.com
#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #squirrel #EasternGraySquirrel #dove #MourningDove
@Swede1952 only to repeat at some point ...lol
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@Swede1952 only to repeat at some point ...lol
Yep
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