"Lest It Be Forgotten", or, in this case, never known.



This was a busy week for animals at Mixson Manor, NJ. We had

our normal contingent of turkeys, deer and a few zillion birds,

particularly humming birds and wrens.

Then, about mid-week as we were sitting on the deck a black

bear ran across the back of the property, disappearing into the

woods next door. A while later, as we were watching 8-9 turkeys

feeding, two coyotes ran through the same area. I figured the turkeys

were goners as they seemed oblivious to the coyotes. Must have

been their lucky day, though. (All this in broad daylight!)

On Thursday evening a pit bull showed up and made herself at

home...she just walked right in, wagging her tail, and joined Lori

and Stephanie on the couch.  We're now looking for her owner

but fear she was dumped. Another mouth to feed.

Last night, we had a bear visit.  One bird feeder destroyed and

three knocked down. The iron rod holding a couple of them looks

a bit like a pretzel. The bear must have visited in the early AM, as

there were still bear tracks in the front yard grass when I went out.

Not many dull moments around our house!