The day began with a typical flurry of bird activity. Many were drinking from the pond and others were bathing.
The acorn woodpecker posed for several photos from about 15 feet away.
A stellar jay joined him and it seemed like they were buddies, but I think not.
Scrub jays were everywhere, both adult and imature.
These young California ground squirrles were pretty care free, but the adults kept an eye on the sky.
An imature Oregon junco landed on a fence wire about six feet from my blind window.
A lark sparrow took his place and posed nicely.
As I shifted around in my blind, trying to make sure I could shoot effectively if a buck showed up, I looked up and too my surprize was greeted by two nice bucks looking my way and wondering why sound was emanating from the blind.
So much for patience. Looks like I’ll have to try for them again. At least the season is young. They worked their way slowly up the hill, but didn’t feel comfortable sticking around.
Over the course of the next few hours, eight more deer came by, but no more shooter bucks.
A golden eagle landed across the pond and I got one shot of him taking off.
While heading out, I spotted a large boar at a nearby pond, but it was too late to go after him and he had already heard my truck anyway.
It was a great day and the sunset on the way home was the finishing touch.
now that was a great hunt.
Rex
Thanks. I enjoyed it. Going to put my tree stand up this afternoon.