Movement whooshed into the arborvitae ahead of the red fox running into my back yard. I think they were probably the sparrows who’d been noshing on bird seed a few minutes earlier. I hadn’t seen any squirrels yet that day.

The fox wasn’t the only predator of the past week. I also spotted the hawk up in a tree. The best way for me to scare it away: make noise by throwing a corn cob against the garage.

Iggy and I have got to protect our squirrels and birds.