Got the one i was after

Nice collared bird.

The pup is like..."yeah...that's MY prize!"

Nice!

Have a baker's dozen honkers presently napping under the apple trees. There are a few flocks that pitch in almost daily this time of year. Pretty funny to watch a Canada goose, a doe and a chicken staring at the same apple that just dropped....

Nice job David, the pup looks great too!

Had an even three dozen in a couple different flocks pitch in t'other day and string themselves out under the apple, plum and Asian pear tree decoys....

they sure do love apples. Where are they coming in from?

They will walk away from apples to eat fallen plums.

There are a handful of different flocks that drop in during the fall/winter to tank up on fall fruit and the clover after that. When the migration is on, there will often be five dozen or so. As you've likely witnessed, the passing migratory flocks will raise a ruckus from the settled birds and some will pitch in. Things can get heated between the various flocks and some will hilariously seek temporary refuge on the roof's ridgeline. They mow up front and fertilize out the back. The walkways and driveway get pretty gooey when large flocks circulate around. The apples will be harvested over the next few days so the welfare population will likely drop off in accord.

In the company of some good men and retrievers from days gone by, I've cut piles of goose feathers on both sides of the Cascades. Although I can speak their language, I haven't informed these visitors of my past when they're around our home....