CRITTERS OUT AND ABOUT

 Rare sighting at MSU: an Eastern Grey Squirrel

C cleaned out the Department's frig at work and there were many treats available for a limited time at the Diner

Chocolate covered donut

Soft shell tortilla

Our mating pair of Blue Jays enjoying the bath

At the Diner with Lil' Woody on the feeder

Tiger in my backyard

This is the first time I've seen Buddy in the classic feline stalk pose. His prey: a pair of robins 10 feet away. Umm, dude, those are the state bird. Not good. We have yet to find evidence of any kills, inside or outside. We're pretty happy about this...for however long it lasts.

Buddy snoozing in Moll's old soft basket. He cracks us up with way he often has a leg sticking out somewhere. Here, like a 6'6" guy trying to fit in his childhood bed.

Skunks stop by at the Diner

A young Stampy cleaning up the refried beans from C's department leftovers. He has a bit of white at the very tip of his tail with a short "V" extending over his shoulders.

A second round of frig leftovers the following day brought another skunk to the Diner. We think this is Mum of the Stampy shown above-they both have a very thin white blaze extending from forehead to nose. I believe this is BigMama who has visited many times over the past couple of years. We wonder if her kit's white shoulder "V" will eventually extend across the entire body like it does with his Mum's.