So much hope, so little realized yesterday. Going door to door for our Neighborhood Watch group, I encountered wildlife without my camera, a major sin. As I stood waiting at the door, bushes began to rustle and shake. That was no lizard, but what? Suddenly an armadillo came waddling toward me. That is not what you expect in a suburban neighborhood, even one as wooded as ours. In a bit of a shock at seeing my first live armadillo outside Texas, I ran next door for my camera, for this house was right next door. But he was out of sight when I returned.
I walked around the neighbor’s house with the camera, hoping they would not mistake me for a stalker. And then: WHO WHO—WHO WHOOOOOO came a hollow sound from one of the live oaks down by our pond. I am easily distracted and the armadillo was obviously hiding. I followed the repeated bird call. It did sound like he was calling me. When I approached the tree the WHO WHO stopped. I waited and waited. Nothing. Was it a ploy, cooked up by the armadillo and owl to distract me? I’ll never know, but if it was, it worked. I have no pictures to post, just a futile search.
I emphathize with your misfortune…I’ve yet to capture much animal life with my camera. The critters tend to leave before I get the shot right, but I’ll get it right eventually.
You should keep watching cuz I bet sooner or later you’ll run into ms owl and mr armadillo again.
In the meantime you have your memories which are good in and of themselves.
lol! That’s nature for you. A big tease. I’ve given up running for my camera if I don’t happen to have it when something new comes along. I always end up missing the shot anyhow, and miss spending time watching whatever it is I wanted to capture.
Better to at least have the memories.
…plus you share your memories with us, thus making them even better!
Oh, man, I woulda loved to see an owl picture.
Armadillos in FL? woah…
Hi there. Thought you might be interested in this: http://jkfowler.com/2009/11/11/armadillo/ . Cheers, JK