Well this is embarrassing. I accidentally locked myself in the living room last night while investigating a disturbance in my neighborhood. It all happened around 3:00 AM, when our local Vixen got in another fight with her mate. If you’ve never heard a female fox screaming in the night, it can be quite jarring, especially […]
About a month ago someone new moved into our neighborhood. No big deal, right? We have neighbors come and go all the time. Besides, this one seemed like a quiet fellow. Not like those nosy owls who are always asking “who?” every time I leave the house. Or the coyotes who are up all night […]
While I recuperate from my surgery, I’ve passed the time looking out my front window. Just like Jimmy Stewart’s character in Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window, I’ve been watching the neighbors and getting to know them better. Mr. and Mrs. Squirrel have been feeling frisky lately and chase each other around the yard all day. The […]
Recently we received a letter from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife asking if they could take a walk in our woods to count the New England Cottontail Rabbits living here. Apparently they are the only species of rabbit native to this area, but they are endangered! They prefer to live in “young […]
The spring backyard building boom has begun! I’ve been watching the birds and other critters hard at work making nests. I’ve also seen a lot of posts lately of dogs sharing their fur to help their feathered friends. However, I want to caution that NOT all dog fur is safe to leave out for birds! […]
It all began with a scream in the night. Not just any scream, but a hoarse bark that sounded like a dog in distress. Not recognizing the voice, Chuck Billy rolled over and went back to bed. However, I was worried that a friend was in trouble, and ran to the window to peer out […]
As I continue to try to solve the case of the Jolly Ball found in our woods, I was reminded of another strange find from years ago. In February 2016, Asa rescued a Gnome buried in snow in our woods not too far away from the location of our most recent find. At the time […]
I, Chuck Billy the great detective, has foolishly fallen victim to a ruse! On Saturday I was working an overtime shift patrolling our woods, when I spotted a suspicious red item in the snow. Not knowing what the item was, I sent my patrol sergeant, Dad, into the hazardous thicket far off the trail to […]
I, Chuck Billy, may have misjudged my Coyote neighbors. For years now I have been critical of their carousing at all hours in the night. When in reality, they are working the overnight neighborhood patrol shift. In fact, thanks to their vigilance, they may have protected us from mice with nefarious intentions! This change in […]
As a Cat Conspiracy Theorist, for years now I’ve been warning dogs about the dangers of Santa’s secret spies, who report back on our missteps during the year. However, it was recently brought to my attention that Christmas cats are even more dangerous than I realize. In fact, they may eat you! According to Icelandic […]
