🧨 Ferndale Int’l Observatory

@SandraLotusLee The baby is pretty independent. We’ve seen him flitting around the yard. He can eat on his own, but prefers mom’s cooking.

We've been seeing a lot of a cardinal pair at the feeder in the last few weeks. We don't think it's the Spawn of Tapper family, but another breeding pair. Today, they brought a fledgling to the Front Porch Cafe. Watching the youngsters never gets old.

Westbound #TSBertha

Enjoy a few moments with Tortle in this #CHOMPtage. 💚🐢

@AprilWheeler5 @TBBrannon @BismarckRobin @RonMcNamar She ate all but three!

@AgWriterArk @TBBrannon @BismarckRobin @RonMcNamar Look at all the Blueberries she said! Did she eat them all?

Tortle, queen 👑 of the Front Porch Cafe, returned this evening! 🐢 It’s her first visit since April. (Can you feel the glee?😃) Long live the queen! #CHOMP

Fortunately, this outage was very short.

Tortle in action. #CHOMP

@farmer_tr Too hot!

My car thermometer says it’s 104F

AGAIN?! Power is out.

@RonMcNamar @TBBrannon @BismarckRobin I was surprised at how clean she was. She may have nice damp leaf litter to in which to bed.

@AgWriterArk @TBBrannon @BismarckRobin She is really clean n pretty. Not drab like Mertle 🤷‍♂️

@RonMcNamar @TBBrannon @BismarckRobin She’s a girl who knows what she wants! 🐢😃🍅🫐

@AgWriterArk @TBBrannon @BismarckRobin She actually set there with her head stuck way out waiting if nothing is there 😂

@AgWriterArk @TBBrannon @RonMcNamar Yay!

@RonMcNamar @TBBrannon @BismarckRobin She loves the juicy things you plate up for her. 😃

@AgWriterArk @TBBrannon @BismarckRobin Mertle is loving her tomato’s n blueberries 😂

@BraxtonB_Farms 😂 Judging by past years, July, Aug and Sept — hot and dry — are her big months to visit. She may have had some little tortellinis in the interim.

@AgWriterArk Where in the hell this lil Berry Chomping Ass been?! (Can’t call her a bastard, messes up my joke set)