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Wednesday, May 9, 2012

West Texas Wildlife

Western Diamondback

 Monday, we had a new and not welcome visitor on the hose we use for water in the rig.  Just a small fry- now.  We hope he does not have lots of siblings around.

Orchard Oriole
Our friend managed to get a great picture of this Orchard Oriole.  There are several oriole's, hummers, king birds and scissor tails hanging around. Summer is on the way :)

 We got about 1/2 inch of rain yesterday and should get some more tonight.  Hopefully, Texas is starting to pull out of this drought cycle. 

However, there is a damper on our liquid sunshine.  Our friends' little dog,Chiquita, has been ill with pancreatitis.  She spent a week at the vet hospital but since coming home has not made much progress.  We are all very worried about her.
It is so hard, because they can't tell you how they feel. She goes back to the vet tomorrow for blood tests. 

We will do some chores around the house and take advantage of the cool weather to make some chili ( probably the last until fall) for dinner.  

See you down the road....






8 comments:

  1. So what did you do with your unwelcome visitor? I assume he was hanging around for some water. Since he's so little I'd be worried that the nest is nearby and the siblings and mama are too. I like snakes but no thanks on rattlers.

    Sorry to hear about Chiquita. I always felt so helpless when I knew they were sick and hadn't a clue what to do.

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  2. Yuck on the snake but the bird picture is neat. I haven't seen that one before. Sorry to hear about your friends' dog.
    My sister's dog has pancreatitis too and they have to feed him special food and make sure he gets NO other food/treats/table scraps.

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  3. Love nature, but that Mr. Noshoulders scares me;o(( Beautiful bird!!!

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  4. Sure hope that wasn't a poisonous snake!

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  5. Ok. Enough with the snakes already! I know they're out there, but I don't want to see them :)
    Glad you got some of that rain last night. It poured on us and this morning, all was totally dry :(

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  6. Ha! We decided to stay in Deming for a night...

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  7. Sorry about your friends' dog. It's always hard when furbabies aren't feeling well.

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  8. So, did your little visitor taste like chicken?

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