Happiness and my wife was in tears.
I stopped at a traffic light and something drew my eyes to the little farm behind our house. "Sally" I gasped and Marian was "where", "where"???
So, I took a left turn, slammed on the brakes and ran over the road to the fence with my camera. There she was and at first I was so happy to see her that I just kept clicking away.
A few of you know that Sally disappeared a few days ago with the three day old babies and that we were very worried.
I started to count the babies and I think that little guy at the left recognised me as he kept looking at me.
Only one gone as I counted 11 here. But the predator that took the one will be back and I hope that Harry will get the predator this time round.
A problem that I could see is that this space is wide open and there are some high trees at the one end. Ideal for eagles, falcons, hawks and even the dreaded Harrier Hawk to hide themselves and to wait to get the babies.
Harry the husband comes to eat here at our home and every time that he is away Sally and the babies are open to attack. So yes there is a lot to worry about but nature will take it's own course and there is nothing that we can do about it. Thankfully the farm laborers work in the land every day and they will scare the predators away, but at night it is a different story.
Another luck is that it's raining here almost daily and Sally keeps the babies under wraps somewhere where they are safe. We also have some crows patrolling overhead as they are nesting in a high palm tree fairly close by. I have been listening for the crow's alarm calls, but thankfully nothing yet. We only hope that it stays that way.
I cannot tell you how happy we are.
And That's All Friends.
Photos by Zac Smith-All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon Powershot SX60HS Bridge camera.
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