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The Reptiles Are Back

lizard.jpgNow that we have been in our new home for over a year, we are observing the variations to flora and fauna that take place when the seasons change. Now that spring is a little over a week hence, we see more and more small lizards around the property. I guess they hibernate or become dormant in the winter months. We were walking the dogs today when I spotted this lizard sunning itself on a round rock.

Image: Lizard sunning itself on a round rock. Click to enlarge.

As the weather continues to get warmer, we expect to see a lot more activity from reptiles (including snakes) as well as other critters such as scorpions. We have not seen any snakes or scorpions this spring, but we will be watching for them . . . 😯

11 Mar 2012 by Arizona Critters Photography

Happy Birthday Beethoven

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Today is Beethoven’s second birthday. We have had Bay Bay a little less than six months, now, and he has been a very nice little dog. It is our understanding that we are his fourth home. We are mystified that anyone would give this affectionate, intelligent and (for the most part) obedient little guy up for adoption. At any rate, he seems happy in his new home and seems to love the family and the other two dogs. Happy Birthday Little Handsome One! Click on the image to enlarge.

02 Mar 2012 by Critters

Rodeo Practice Session

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After target practice today, we pulled over to the Everett Bowman Rodeo Grounds where a practice session was underway for an upcoming rodeo event. There are a couple of cowboys in the photo that are doing some calf roping practice. Click on the image to enlarge.

03 Feb 2012 by Arizona Critters Photography Retirement

Rejuvenating the Compost Heap

compost.jpgCompost red wiggler worms slow down their consumption of organic scraps in the wintertime, but we humans keep producing the scraps. So, to reinforce the worm workload, we ordered a thousand more red wigglers from Uncle Jim’s Worm Farm.

Image – the compost bin after introducing the new worms. Click on the image to enlarge.

The worms arrived in the mail today, so to get things started, I gave them a “drink.” The worms are packed in dry peat and come in a bag (see insert in photo). The next step was to dig down below the organic scraps in the compost bin to the layer of worm castings below. I added some moist garden soil and put the ball of worms on top of the soil. The instructions that come with the worms say to cover them with a wet newspaper. The worms will absorb the moisture and begin to crawl into the soil and thence start consuming scraps within 48 hours.

11 Jan 2012 by Critters Environment Home & Garden Retirement

The Quailing Wall

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When we returned from running errands today, we were greeted by a covey of quail on and around the courtyard wall. We have seen them do this before, but this is the first time my camera caught them in the act. When we first arrived, there were five or six on the wall but as I approached with the camera, they started to retreat toward the wash. Click on the image to enlarge.

05 Jan 2012 by Critters Photography Retirement

Rat Poison Follow-Up

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You may recall that our two Min-Pins got into some rat poison on November 16th during our visit to the California House. We immediately took them to the California vet for treatment. The vet gave us a regimen to follow and sent treatment history and recommendations for our Arizona vet. Since then, we have been following the dosage of vitamin K-1 until last week when the medication stopped.

Today, we took them to the Arizona vet for their last visit and blood tests (we hope). After the exams, the vet told us that everything looked good and she would call us with the results from this last coagulation test. I’m sure that the little dogs will be much happier with fewer visits to the vet.

22 Dec 2011 by Critters

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