The Breakfast Show
This morning we started with a great breakfast.
The bagel has Earth Balance non-dairy buttery spread on it, and Olivia made the eggs for us. Thanks, Olivia!
“You’re welcome. How do I get back in my nest to lay another egg?”
Oh, I’ll help. Let me open the door for you, Livi.
“Thank you.”
After breakfast, we had a surprise guest who put on quite a show!
A juvenile bald eagle showed up! Luckily the crows were there to give him a hard time. Here’s a play-by-play of the eagle show.
1. Eagle! Run, chickens! The chickens ran under the shrubbery, even though they weren’t in danger since I was outside with them.
2. Crows on attack. Look at the size difference!
3. Whoops! Upside down eagle. Nice one, crows.
4. Close-up of the eagle.
5. Eagle gives up. This is more trouble than it’s worth.
6. See you later, eagle. Thanks crows!
Here’s a close-up of how BIG the eagle is, compared to the crows.
And here’s the top of the eagle.
We think this was a juvenile bald eagle. We’re sure glad we have an aviary!
After the eagle show, our resident crow kept an eye on the sky, just in case the eagle decided to make another pass.
Then he settled in for a nice nap.
Thank you for keeping such a good eye on the sky for us, crow.
“You’re welcome.”
Racquel L’Oreal the fuzzy muppet came out from under the shrubbery and started hunting for bugs.
O’Malley preened his belly while Petunia settled in for a nap.
Chewy found a comfy spot on the grass to sit down and rest.
And as usual, Flapper took comfy to a whole other level.
Happy weekend napping, and a very Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there.
5 Comments
Great photos as always–I love the shots of the eagle (and I love your cruelty-free breakfast!)
Mmm, looks delish. We use Earth Balance a lot. I’d totally eat an egg that Livi laid.
Paper plate = no dish to wash. Awesome.
As a New York City girl, I think it’s great that you can look up from your yard and see a bald eagle. Of couse you don’t want him/her to hurt the kids. Were the duckies bothered at all? I can just picture Malley now, scowling at the eagle and thinking, “Bring it.”
Interestingly, though, I recently read an article saying that bald eagles are making a comeback along the Huson.
Russell is quite the handy yard-buddy. To think you get this Eagle Diversion Service for free.
That should have read “Hudson.” D’oh.
Tiffany, I am loving your crow photos. They are so amazing! Just gorgeous! Thank you!!
We have bald eagles here too. It was incredible and confusing watching a bald eagle take away my precious Ugg…. a female fawn and white runner. It was such a strange experience to be in awe of the eagle and in total distress for my baby duck. In the end the eagle won. Now I have 2 Campbells, 2 Blue Swedes and 1 fawn and white runner, now named Uggless. Love your blog!
PS: The predator problem has been solved by my wonderful engineer husband, no worries!