This is Scruffy:
I've introduced him a few times before, here and here.
He was injured last fall; something, a raccoon, maybe, or a broken branch, had torn his back at the nape of the neck. He looked pretty sick for a while, and used to sit, shivering, on the chairs by my window. In December, most of the hair along his upper spine fell out. I wasn't sure he would survive the winter.
But here he is, healed, if somewhat moth-eaten, and fattening up. He's been a regular visitor at the junco-and-sparrow feeder, and I've turned a blind eye to his thievery.
Silly of me, I know. Sometimes I'm just too soft-hearted. Now I'll have to figure out how to discourage him when he decides to raise a family and do his grocery shopping here.
Nature notes and photos from BC, Canada, mostly in the Lower Fraser Valley, Bella Coola, and Vancouver Island.
Sunday, March 09, 2008
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One has to admire their spunk and persistence ... no matter what the obstacle. Perhaps that's why we are soft hearted towards the little "rats"!
ReplyDeleteErr, I forgot, I tagged you in a meme, a 6 word meme, your memoir in 6 words!
ReplyDeleteI feel sorry for the little guy. I'm rooting for him, but hope he goes easy on the juncos, lol...
ReplyDeleteFirst time here (via Snails Tales)...