Vacation Critters

I just finished up a week of rest and relaxation on the water.  Between bouts of sitting and watching the lake, and sitting and reading, I took a lot of pictures.  Small furry, feathered, and not so furry nor feathered, critters made up a good part of my subjects.  Here are a few:

First, the furry….

As I passed a patch of wildflowers, I say this little bunny hiding in the grass.  As bunnies are apt to do, he froze, and let me get quite close before he bolted.

I am not sure, but I think, maybe, the large number of oak trees, and therefore acorns, may have something to do with the large number of squirrels around there.

And now for the feathered…..

What would a trip to the cottage be without a shot of the loons.

This cute little bathing beauty is a Savannah Sparrow.  Exciting for me, as I have never seen one before.

And last, but not least, the un-furry and un-feathered…

The frog population at the lake skyrocketed this year.  I have never seen so many frogs!  Here are just a couple.

And now for my favorite of the whole week.  One evening, as I sat reading, my wife Wendy called me down to the fire pit by the lake.  She had spotted a sneaky garter snake.  He pretended to be shy, but actually seemed to enjoy posing for me.

Thanks for stopping.  I am saving the insects for later, not to mention some wonderful sunsets and landscapes.  Stay tuned, there is a lot more to come!