Last year we lost all of our large Koi, including the gorgeous yellow one pictured on our website. We had purchased him as a small fish ( maybe about 2 inches) when Jimmy built our first pond, about 12 years ago. Anyway, Jimmy kept saying he thought the otters were eating them. I kept telling him that I had never seen an otter in my 47 years of living in downtown. Well, as much as I hate to admit it, Jimmy was PROBABLY right. We were serving breakfast Sunday morning (June 8, 2008), when three otters came swimming in our small pond. It was really fun watching them frolic around. After their swim they walked back across the yard to the tidal creek that runs through our property.
Just the morning before, Jimmy watched a raccoon and her 4 babies come out of the woods in our yard. And of course, we love the bunnies that come out to feed. On Sunday (June 8, 2008) we had three right outside of the dining room window.
The picture isn't great, but this is the owl that Natalie spotted at the edge of our property.
So needless to say, we have been loving our little "Backyard Wildlife Habitat" lately. And as always, our guest are enjoying the faithful birds and & squirrels around the back porch.
