The farm is teeming with wildlife and we take pictures whenever we see the animals. We don't always see them however. For instance last night, we fell asleep to the sound of an owl in a tree outside our bedroom and this morning when we awoke it was still hooting and was being answered by another owl a little further away. They left before daylight.
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| We see deer nearly every day and they are smaller than the deer we have in our backyard on the island. |
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| This is the only coyote we have seen. Like all farms, there are a lot of rodents so this guy should eat well. | | | | | | | |
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| There are many gangs of wild turkeys. We're thinking we will invite one of these guys to our Thanksgiving Day dinner. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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This is a turkey vulture. In flight, it resembles a raven but is much larger and sports a red head. It can smell carrion from quite a distance. For some reason, they seem to follow Mike around.
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| We found three really cute little kittens near the front door of a house we will begin working on soon. The mother is a feral cat and evidently will be our neighbor. |
Run Mike Run! I really laughed at your comment about the vulture following Mike around (& the invitation to the wild turkeys for Thanksgiving Dinner!). I was outside of the temple in Laie when a woman said "Did you see that animal?". I hadn't but once she described it, I was pretty sure it was a mongoose! I saw one a few years ago and read about them then. They were originally from India but imported to Hawaii by sugar planters in the 1800's. Loved your pictures!
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