Uh-oh! Looks like trouble.. Stumpy (missing the tip of his tail) is a gopher snake who has lived here longer than we have. We see him quite a bit through spring and summer. He was poking around and smelling into the gopher holes when he wandered across the DMZ.
"What is it? Big worm?"
Summer goes for a taste, snake strikes back, and the birds ALL (whether near him or far) jump simultaneously in the air for a second. So funny, wish I had gotten a picture of that. Our buddy Stumpy uses their surprise to make a 'run' for it.
But Summer is hot on his 'heels'. She is not quite sure that he isn't delicious. For some reason I'm thinking of the Mexican national flag here..
Crow Jane can't resist the wiggling tail, but I'm not letting anyone hurt this guy. DUH, he eats gophers!
"What'd I ever do to them?"
"Those chicks are too big to swallow, I've checked"
Owley looking crazy. Still worked up and squawking away.
Big Worm aka Stumpy, hiding safe under the artichoke. The garden is fenced off from the chickens. Isn't he (or she) pretty? Skin looks practically beaded.
Angry mob knows just where he is.
"... And don't come back either!" These birds are mean..
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