Construction Site Conundrum #3

 As promised, here's the solution to the puzzler.

 
First, above is the original construction site conundrum picture.

And then, here's yesterday's bit of a zoom. 

Finally, here's the fawn that caught my eye as I was passing by on the road. The silhouette jumped out at me and I did a double take. The little rascal must think he's a goat - or he's playing a great game of King of the Castle atop the huge mound of dirt from excavation. 

That's as far as the zoom would get me with that camera, but I thought it was enough fun that it might cause a grin or two. I hope so, anyway. :)

So many of you caught on early that I think I'll have to make the next one a bit more challenging. (Cue maniacal laughter...)

Construction Site Conundrum #2

 Here's a puzzle reminder with the picture from yesterday. 

 
I know it's pretty hard to see, but you guys have good eyes and are excellent spotters, so some of you have already discovered what's going on in the picture!

For those who haven't spotted it yet, here's a zoomed version. I'm guessing that most of you will find the subject of our little puzzle today. 

The final installment will come tomorrow. :)

Construction Site Conundrum #1

These pictures were taken when I was borrowing my brother's camera, so I didn't have as much zoom capability as I do now, but I thought they might be enough fun to post anyway.

While out on a morning walk, I saw something in this new home construction site that made me smile. I hope you will find a grin, too. 

 Here's installment  number one for your puzzling pleasure. :)

Don't forget that you can click on the picture for a larger version, if you want a little closer look.
 

Pepe and Flower

Pepe le Pew returned for another visit, but this time, he brought along a sibling. I think I'll call her Flower, just to be consistent.

 
Flower has a lot more white fur on her than Pepe. She's very pretty.

Her back and tail are both mostly white and she's just as earnest as her brother.

There are usually four to six babies in a litter of skunks. I'm hoping that Pepe doesn't decide to bring the whole family!!

 

 

Absolutely Super

I'm sure everyone has already heard about last night's supermoon.

 
For our evening adventure, we all piled into my brother's truck and went to the highest spot we could think of that would give us a clear view of the eastern horizon.

One other group of moon watchers joined us on the hill to see the incredibly dramatic moonrise.
 

We were sort of surprised more people hadn't gathered for the event.

After all, this kind of a supermoon won't happen again until 2037.

It was amazing to see how quickly the moon cleared the horizon.

The new camera did a nice job of capturing the moon's detail and beautiful color (the atmosphere really did turn it orange close to the horizon), but it tended to make the surrounding sky darker than it actually was whenever I zoomed in on the moon.

The picture above is a more accurate with respect to light level.

If you missed last night's show, you'll have another chance tonight. The blue moon will rise in my area at around 9:00. We're thinking about heading back out to watch all over again. It was well worth the effort. 

Humming the Tune

There was early warning that there would likely be more hummingbird posts. 

 

Sure enough, I couldn't resist taking way too many pictures of hummingbirds. I chose a few of my favorites to share.

And I do mean a few - I think I must have hundreds of hummingbird pictures at this point! (I just love the tiny curled toes in the picture above.)
 

 
They're just irresistible little emerald jewels. (I think her watchful postures are very cute.)

 

 Not to mention, so much fun to watch.

They're such active, nimble, feisty creatures with such amazing capabilities, especially for their size, that I can't help but admire them!

 

 

Baby Boy

I always love the baby cardinals. They look just like their parents in shape and size when they start joining the adults at the feeders. The difference is that they are brown and have brown beaks until they molt and get their adult feathers.

 
This young fellow is starting to change his plain brown suit for the bright red we all know and love. His beak is just beginning to turn orange, too, but it's still mostly brown.

 
He looks pretty scruffy at the moment, with loose feathers sticking out and new feathers coming in.  Check out the little, red short leggings he's wearing.

He's very sincere and earnest, don't you think?  Not to mention seriously cute!