Maybe it will be a wildlife sanctuary …
Managed to screen the deck so no more Rocky .. but the other Sunday Gilbert was making very strange noises at the window, not the normal “beware of flying things” or even the “get out of my yard” screech .. so when I went to look what did I see but a black tailed deer with small velvety horns. It wandered around the yard and was just about to snack on the left over cracked corn until a duck flew in to chase him away. He just wander around the property for a bit (Elena saw him in the front yard) and then was gone. He made a return appearance that evening but we haven’t seen him in a week or so. I’m thinking he was attracted by the waterfall sound and he really didn’t seem too concerned that we were moving around in the house I’m sure he could see us through the window.
I did get a few pictures but probably won’t get them up online until I’m back from Laguna Seca .. when the mass motogp upload starts on the gallery.
Still no sign of Bertha, Mr Tibbs seems better but we’ll keep her in the hospital tank (at the vet) until I get back and we’re sure she can be re-released into the pond. The feeder goldfish are getting rather large now, but the pond is still greenish so I’ll definitely be adding more plants soon.