Note
Wildlife encounters while hiking in the yard:
1. Large dark animal scurrying across the trail got Sassy's interest. Turned out to be quite a big porcupine, safely scrambled up a tree. Perhaps Sassy remembered the last time she met up with one, because she didn't chase it.
2. Turkeys - Sassy has been chasing them pretty regularly, lots of squawking, flying up into the trees. So far she doesn't seem to have caught one.
3. The hawks are very vocal the last few days, calling pretty much continually. Not sure what they are up to, maybe being hassled by crows, as I heard some of them, too.