A squirrel, and a goose battle.

She has high standards, and hygiene is on top of her list.

So instead of drinking from a pool of rainwater, she rather drinks fresh and clean water.

Just goes to show how intelligent the squirrels are. I have no doubt that they know not to drink the rainwater, as the metals in it could damage their small stomachs. But in saying this, we used to drink rainwater in my younger days. Days were cleaner then, but with all the smog and air pollution nowadays the rainwater is actually dirty. Some garden centers even advise the clients to use fresh water after the rains to wash the rainwater off.

Right, here she comes.

Time for lunch, and of course the wife laid out a platter of acorns.

A happy little lady.

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And now I will show you a goose that fights for his seat.

The doves normally sit on that roof peak, and so, they regard it as their territory. And so, at first a little laughing dove tried to scare the goose away.

But the dove was not very successful, as the goose simply ignored it.

Another ringneck dove that is bigger than a laughing dove also bombed the goose, but still no luck to get the goose away.

Then this happened, as out of nowhere a challenger popped up.

Great, the fight was on, but not so great, as they dropped behind a big tree below the roof, and I could not see the rest of it. Save to say that the goose vacated his position on the rooftop, and the doves were happy.

Maybe the doves had a connection with the other goose challenger, and they told him that the goose on the roof said that he was a chicken. Lol
FUD at play, as we are all swamped by false stories. One has to be careful online, as nowadays with AI in the background many false stories are created. For instance, a person can highjack (clone) one's account, and as soon as they start to spread misinformation people will believe that it's really you that said it all.

A weird world that we now live in, and it gets weirder day by day. Criminals are having a ball, and many peoples bank accounts are cleaned out. Scams are ten a penny on the web, and it is not an if anymore, but when it happens to one. We had an issue when someone with a Netflix account paid his monthly premium from our account. We don't even have a TV, or a streaming account, and fortunately my wife noticed the payments and notified the bank. It cost us a lot of work to prove that it was a scam, but fortunately the bank re-imbursed us.

So, beware and don't click on any links.

I hope you enjoyed the pictures and the story.

Photos by Zac Smith. All-Rights-Reserved.

Camera: Canon PowershotSX70HS Bridge camera.

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