Stellars Jay Baby
It was a beautiful day in the yard today. O’Malley and Petunia hung out and looked for bugs.
Flapper and Chewy settled in for a nap.
And Olivia stalked a beetle.
But wait… who’s this?
The Stellars Jays baby!
The Stellars Jays raised a baby and today he is fledging! They are keeping a close eye on him as he hop hop hops around.
He is a pretty good hopper. He was sitting in the ivy behind our yard or a while.
But a few hops later, he was hiding under the neighbor’s hydrangea.
He is keeping his parents very busy with all of this hopping.
We hope he hopped off to somewhere safe for the night. And hopefully he’ll be flying high in another day or so.
Good luck, Stellars Jay baby! We will call you “Hopper.”
In other news, today we say a sad goodbye to Flapper’s long-distance girlfriend Miss Matilda.
She was a special-needs duck who had a very good life with our friend Terrie. She sent Flapper french fries and notes through the years, and she was a very special girl. We send our heartfelt condolences to Terrie in this time of grief. Rest in peace, sweet Matilda. XOXOX
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Be safe hopper!
RIP Matilda….
It sounds like your ducks have a wonderful life with you, and you are an amazing Momma to them. I really enjoy your blog and follow it faithfully. Thanks so much for your beautiful pictures and witty stories!
Thank you, Tiff and Flapper.
Miss Matilda was an awesome pet and I will miss her very much.
Terrie
My condolences, Terrie, for the loss of your beautiful girl. Rest in peas, Matilda.
Hopper’s gorgeous. What a sweet little face, and such adept hopping. His parents must be so proud.
So sorry to hear about Matilda. Hopper is adorable, and so are you Flapper!
I commented on Facebook about Flapper’s girl friend. Sorry for her loss Flap. I must say though, it’s hard to believe with your good looks and awesome personality that you would have more than one girlfriend – like you would be fighting off all the women ducks for sure.
Don’t get too warm the next few days with our heat coming in Flap. Stay in the shade and pool. Hugs