I GOT LOTS OF HELP

I have my helpers staying with us while their mom is resting up after having baby brother Zachary. Baby ducks hatched just in time for grandchildren to help with the feeding.
My cousin Steve brought me 6 eggs that he rescued while farming a field. I put them in the incubator and in 4 weeks I got 5 ducks. I had lots of help planting my food plots too. Nate is checking seed depth here for me. Max is making sure the planter is working ok.Molly is enjoying the ride to the plot. Nate's checking a bean sprout.When the work's done we get to climb the hay stack.I put my camera on the clover field for a couple of days and got these deer. I got Dad's case and worked up 2 acres for some sun flowers, corn and beans near the clover plot. I moved the camera to the wetlands hoping to get those little wood ducks. Here's the first days pictures.

The wind was just right for kite flying.I moved the ducklings to a bigger home.Saturday we took a trip to Assateague Island to see the ponies. The kids had read the Misty book and watched the movie and were excited to see the ponies.

LOTS OF DEER

The deer have been using the clover field most every evening. Between 10 and 30 are coming out. The quail have been calling.I usually hear 3 calling back and forth.
There's a new brood of ducks at the wetlands. They may be Mallards, I haven't seen
the hen. The ducklings were feeding against the bank and headed for the cattails when they saw me & the dogs. The dogs wanted to chase them but I called them back.
It's just amazing how much activity there is. I'm going to set up a blind and get some pictures. Last Friday evening our friends, George and Cindy, came over and got the tour on the jetney.
After the tour I cooked them some deer meat and vegs.George made a new friend.Cindy gave me a hand with the cooking.I somehow was able to get this group shot. I got this planter to use from my friend Jerry.I'm going to try and get my food plots planted this week. I sprayed round up last weekend and killed off the vegetation. This planter will put the seed in the ground. I was hoping for a little more rain to soften the ground. I picked up my seed last nite . I got some minerals to make the antlers grow.
We went to Mike and Becki's(son & daughter-in-law) house Sunday and checked out their garden.They have a guard - because something got the corn.They live in Arlington, VA. This is what the frogs look like down there.Mike is getting ready to be a bee keeper. He put these bee houses together.

GROUND HOG

This ground hog took to the trees to get away from my dogs. The dogs chased him up there Monday morning.He stayed there till sometime Tuesday night.
I saw the first brood of wood ducks at the wetlands Sunday morning. I counted 22 of them. I saw them twice since then. Counted them today and there's still 22. I 'm going to set up the camera and try get a good picture. Brother Mark got pictures of his ducks leaving the box. Mom comes out first and calls the little ones.They do this within a day after they hatch.Dad got started working up ground. He decided he needed to plow.The field hasn't been tilled for 10 years. It was in a warm season grass program. Dad decided to till it himself this year.I got a rabbit out of the freezer and cooked it along with the fresh asparagus from my Mom.