My Sprinkler Brings all the Fawns to the Yard…..

Posted: July 6th, 2012 | Filed under: Avian Obsession, Fawn Love, Just for fun, Puppy Love | Tags: , , , | 14 Comments »

Triple digit heat and no rain for weeks has our woodland friends gasping for a drink. We’ve started running the back sprinkler at dusk (no water bans yet) and it’s been drawing in a show every night.

This drives Otto nuts, and he’ll scare them away by barking through the window, so he has to be crated while we watch the wildlife and let them have a nice long drink. When they are up the hill, he’s cool with them, but when they come in this close, he gets territorial.

Oh, and if you ever wondered if fawns lift a leg, or what not…the answer is no…female dog style squat.

The fawns aren’t the only visitors to the sprinkler in the evenings.  We’ve had baby owls too….I can’t seem to get a good shot of the “wing spread shimmy” they do in the water. I really need to take a photography class!

Good idea wildlife. It’s too hot to be outside without water, so the CC picked up a mister at Lowe’s for $16, and it has made a huge difference. We love it so much that we now have plans to install a hidden misting system so we can be outside all summer without keeling over.

The lady Vizslas love this shot……..

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14 Comments on “My Sprinkler Brings all the Fawns to the Yard…..”

  1. 1 Shilo said at 10:37 AM on July 6th, 2012:

    Those owl pants!!!

  2. 2 ModFruGal said at 10:39 AM on July 6th, 2012:

    I know! So crazy cute fluffy!!!!!

  3. 3 Melissa Crochet @ The Insane Domain said at 12:37 PM on July 6th, 2012:

    That is one sexy dog!

  4. 4 Jay said at 12:54 PM on July 6th, 2012:

    Details on that mister? Can’t seem to find it on lowes.com. Thanks!

  5. 5 Kathy@myinteriorlife said at 4:57 PM on July 6th, 2012:

    Okay, your post title had me cackling, and then I got to the Otto shot at the end and was cracking up again. Too cute and too funny. Those fawns are adorable and so is that owl. Matt would love to come and take some photos at your house. Seriously.

  6. 6 Shannon(8footsix) said at 6:16 AM on July 7th, 2012:

    Nice Title!

  7. 7 ModFruGal said at 8:21 AM on July 7th, 2012:

    Ha! Thanks…Lil sumtin’ for the Kelis fans….
    Jay-He found it on an end of aisle display in the garden center. He said there were only 2 left when he got it, so maybe they sell out quickly? Here’s the link we found…it’s called the cobra mister.. http://www.lowes.com/pd_327270-74985-20360_0__?productId=3732765&Ntt=cobra+mist&pl=1&currentURL=&facetInfo=

  8. 8 Brandy said at 9:20 PM on July 8th, 2012:

    Between my backyard and yours, we have some major wildlife action going on.

  9. 9 Brett said at 5:33 PM on July 9th, 2012:

    Hi, Was trying to find a “contact you” but couldn’t find an e-mail address. Just wanted to say how much I enjoy your blog. We are also going through a similar renovation of an older modern home and hope that we can do as great a job as you have done here. Please check our my blog at mcelroy-modern.tumblr.com. Only a few posts so far, but am working on it!

  10. 10 rae said at 11:06 PM on July 9th, 2012:

    oh man how amazing! i would probably scare the fawns away with my baby talking.

  11. 11 The Belvedere-Alyssa said at 8:22 PM on July 25th, 2012:

    Those owl shots are amazing!! When do you ever see an owl let alone one moving and shaking! So neat!

  12. 12 ModFruGal said at 7:50 AM on July 26th, 2012:

    Thanks Brett!!! Your house looks like an amazing project….it’s beautiful and I look forward to seeing how you make it yours!

  13. 13 Ashley said at 1:54 PM on July 26th, 2012:

    Hi! Love this post! You had mentioned that it was difficult for you to get a clear shot of the owls when they are wiggling around and I wanted to share with you what works for me. Not sure what kind of camera you are using but if you are able to manually change the shutter speed, that will help you the most in photographing motion. But keep in mind, the faster the shutter speed the less light you are allowing in the shot – so your aperture number should be getting smaller as your shutter speed is getting higher. To make it easier on yourself, switch your camera to shutter-priority mode (the S in MASP on the “dial”).
    Also, if you can manually change the ISO on your camera, that will help let in more light. The higher the ISO number, the more sensitive the sensor is to light.

    Hope that helps!

  14. 14 ModFruGal said at 8:07 AM on July 27th, 2012:

    Thanks Ashley! They come at dusk, so I struggle balancing the light and shutter on the fly!