Sanguine Tenacious Tidings

Wilderness Watch

Write about an unusual animal you've seen recently



An unusual animal is the vulture that sat in a tree with its wings spread a couple weeks ago.

Also saw a buck come out of the trees last week. I called to it, and it stood and listened to me talk, then moved off to the woods.

The most unusual is a pet black cat I have living in my home. It has been running around with its tongue sticking out between its teeth. It also scratches on cardboard boxes and in corners of the room. It has sudden fits of wild running around rooms and jumping down on people from high heights. I have been researching this online and found that cats who are doing these odd things are going insane. I did not even know cats could go insane. With some particularly special attention the cat is returning to its more normal behavior. Although, it continues to stay close to me as if it is frightened of something. I don't know this cats age as my granddaughter got it from a cat rescue when it was already full grown. She had it for several years when it began to want outside on a regular basis and jumped from a two-story window in their house. It seems healthy and eats well. It has been with me for about 7 years. Not sure when it came here it was before 2021.

The tree that fell in a wind storm is cleaned away out of the driveway. It was killed by lightning a few years ago. The outside birds used it as a perch so they are going through a period of reorientation.

Animals inside and out are part of my daily life.