I love my little buck herd, I really hope the fall rut goes well for them all given I never see any does around at all
Of course the storms are predicted for 4-6AM, which means I'll be getting no sleep as I worry for them
Based on how much bird seed their mom eats, I think I should be allowed to claim these baby groundhogs as dependents
Losing hope that they'll fledge today (before the overnight severe storms put their tree at risk of lightning), as most birds fledge before noon and it's nearing 5PM
But early fledging is correlated with predation risk and these have fewer predators than most birds
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Parent crows are flying around the nest tree, calling out to them, and all the babies are sitting on the edge of the nest watching them like
