October is close to perfect up here. Mild weather and changing colors, but not a million leaves on the ground yet. We have a huge maple on the east side of the house that always kicks things off. She’s blazing now. I love the red.
October also means everything is moving, getting as fat as possible before winter, including the bears. We’ve got a couple of regulars that hang out this time of year and we get a lot of drive-bys.
One of our regulars is a grey-faced fatty that we estimate to be around 450 pounds. Check him out.
The concern right now, though, is a juvenile that has taken an interest in the coop. He or she (I can’t tell) has been by a few times and has pulled down sections of wire trying to get in. Here is one of his visits:
Here is another of his visits when he took an interest in a coffee cup left in the chicken paddock. (Yeah... I put honey in my coffee and I left it out like a jackass)
I’ve been wracking my brain trying to devise a way to prevent him/her from getting too comfortable and habituated—one that does not involve me staying up all night. I came up with a plan… I’ll let you know how it goes.