It seems new eggs are arriving every day now. Today, the first killdeer nest was found for this season. Last year almost every nest had 4 eggs. It is not too hard to locate a nest. The distressed parent does a broken wing display to try and lure potential danger away from its nest. Also, they prefer to lay their eggs in gravelly areas where their eggs can be very well camouflaged.

Guess who is peaking out from between my fingers? It is a common critter here on the farm but not often seen by many people who visit. They make trails that run under the grass and beneath the biomulch. It is a meadow vole. To me, they look like miniature teddy bears, short brown fur, round ears and coal black eyes. They do eat some things that we would prefer them not too, but they also eat many things that also help the plants. One of the identifying features of a vole is its very short tail.