Backyard

In the ``Wizard of Oz'', Dorothy said there was no place like home and if she went looking in the future it would be at home. Well, she may be one o something. These images of wildlife were taken in the back yard of our home in Eldersburg. We have a fanatic view of the woods from the kitchen window and some of these were taken there and some during a walk in the woods. It's normal to hear ``Hey look at this'' and find the two of us standing in the kitchen watching something out back. A couple years ago I photographed a pair of wild turkeys in the yard and have had the opportunity to shoot many white-tail deer inn the woods. By the way, they love what I plant in the garden. The last few days we have been serenaded by flocks of geese going overhead. With Liberty Reservoir just down the road and a pond on the other side of the woods, we hear them going to a corn field up the road and back to the water.

Oh Deer

I know it's hunting season and there are hunters with bow and arrow and guns looking for creatures like the white-tail deer in Carroll County. I am hunting also, but with my Nikon. We get to watch the deer from the kitchen window as they make their way through the woods or stop to eat. We get to see the fawns grow  up and play with each other. The other day I took the dog out and saw four does make their way along a path when a buck appeared. Later that day, we saw another one down the road, so we should be able to see more families next year. We mostly see the deer at daybreak.