Wildlife Wednesday

On Tuesday Monday

I just couldn't wait a day to relate Monday's experience!  Especially since the day began with a failing refrigerator and food thawing in the freezer. And a mountain of boxes to unpack and a kitchen to organize.  And me, alone, to deal with it all.

As I sipped my second -- or was it my third? -- cup of coffee I caught an image out of the corner of my eye, something bounding down toward the lake.

I'm assuming it was a juvenile male.  He first surveyed the lake from the moss-covered rock promentory but apparently it did not suit his purpose because he moved on to the new neighbor's yard.

At this point I'm figuring he was looking for a drink of water.

A mallard paddling in the lake seemed to attract his attention.  So he stepped lively down to the rocks.

The next thing I knew, he was heading across the lake.

There must have been a really attractive potential mate on the other side!