Taken in December, I surprised a fox in a tree, trying to catch a pesky squirrel that had eluded it a short while a go. The squirrel escaped an untimely demise….

I remember well when I took this picture at the end of October of 2023. It was early in the morning and this early morning light was extraordinary. It illuminated the ducks extremely well.

I was very surprised last October when I saw this female wood duck go under water and retrieve some sort of green ball of plant that must thrive at the bottom of the pond. She sure enjoyed it!

I took this picture at the end of September of 2023. I was very surprised to see in the skies over me a bald eagle in flight. I was thrilled and took a series of pictures. It seems that it was not the first time that an eagle has flown over the garden, but it was a first for me!

Love those pictures of foxes being foxes and capturing their prey. Taken last August.

Once again a picture from last year taken in late July. This hummingbird in particular would often rest near those big red flowers.

Another of my summer pictures that I left out, taken in late July.

Another picture from 2023 that never made the cut, taken at the end of June. It was early in the morning when I passed by this area and saw all those ducks and duckling, all assembled in a row.

I took this picture in June 2023, one of the pics that did not make the cut. I remember well where this picture was taken, in the alpine garden. A fox was sleeping there among the flowers. The fox barely looked at me.

Another picture from last year that did not make the cut. Love those fox pictures!