Tracking MAK

[MAK]

On day 7 in Paradise I took only Deziree the rescued female boxer for a quick morning ride. A busy day was planned including shopping and a birthday/bbq party with a bonfire. I had me some good grub and maybe the best smoked rack of ribs ever to cross my lips! lol I met a 2 day old bull calf that was born on a neighboring ranch and found many more neighboring cattle. I messed around taking pics of my sis Mary Ellen in the side mirror from the back seat of the jeep and my brother-in-law Mike in the rear view mirror. A very nice day indeed!

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[MAK]

Day 8 in Paradise has been pretty laid back as it has been raining since just before I finished up with my daily drive around. Again it was just Deziree and myself enjoying the sights of the ranch and surrounding area. We came upon some curious horses(one of them half mule) on the dirt road out of the ranch. A duck was hanging out with the African Geese at the pond up the same dirt road. And some heiffers were grazing behind the backyard. I felt bad for that now 3 day old calf standing in the pouring rain as I drove past it. My sis told me he will get under his mama for protection. Moms are the best aren't they?  Thank you to all that have served our country on this Veterans Day!

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[Donna]

Nice Barfer MAK, thanks!! Nice set of pics today, even if it was raining. Commentary was quite funny too! 

[Wing Goose]

Thank you for the great pictures MAK.  Really liked them.
Also loved the beautiful trees that are changing color!
The horses and cows are great, liked the birds too.
                           
                                       Lola

[MAK]

Day 9 in Paradise brought a frosty start to the day as temps dipped down in the upper 20's. No worries cuz it warms up fast around here! I took some different dirt roads today and was rewarded with my first Cardinal pics. All the birds here are very leary of Jeeps that stop and look at them lol and so they don't stay in one spot very long. Lots of critters around these parts to photograph and enjoy. And they have some very unique road names. And last but not least I found the Egyptian Geese up by the ranch headquarters behind one of the hay barns in the watering hole.

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[Donna]

Wow, you found the E-goose! Only took 9 days but what a reward! Thanks, great pics, as always!

[MAK]

Thanks for your comments ladies, I'm glad some of you are enjoying my adventure with me! 

[Bobbie Ireland]

Thanks for your comments ladies, I'm glad some of you are enjoying my adventure with me! 

Very much!!! (Bobbie minus email...)

[MAK]

Thanks for your comments ladies, I'm glad some of you are enjoying my adventure with me! 

Very much!!! (Bobbie minus email...)

Bobbie that email business is weird. Maybe you should get a new address. Ok gotta go cuz the internet allotment is low. I'll be going to McDonalds in town again this afternoon to use their free wifi so I can take my time to upload my pics of the day to share with y'all! 

[MAK]

Day 10 in Paradise bagged me my first falcon in Arkansas. I saw 2 Kestrels-the smallest of the falcon family. One was hunting off a wire near a housing track. It had light coloring and I barely got a take off shot as it was very quick to stoop. My second started on a wire and moved to a tree before leaving the area but he stayed a while with me. Kestrels don't normally hang out in one spot too long especially when someone is watching them. I also came across the Egyptian Geese again. When they saw me stop to have a look they both waddled their way into the pond. I guess they think MAK can't swim and feel safer in the water! lol



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[Kris G.]

Love the little Kestral-so cute and love the Egyptian Geese too! We knew you'd find a falcon sooner or later! 

[MAK]

On day 11 in Paradise I would find the Egyptian Geese on top of the hay stacks in the barn by the pond where they were swimming yesterday. I came upon 3 doe and 1 small buck just hanging out in the road ahead of me. I took some pics and then blew the horn to scare them out of the road and up into the woods. The young bull calf up the road was out in view and started to feed off mom. And I filmed 10 videos today-mostly riding around the ranch so you get a feel for what I get to do everyday. They take an extremely long time to upload to youtube and since I have to sit in McDonalds while they do so I will be doing only 2 per day. I hope you enjoy the ride!

A photo album and 2 video links below

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[Donna]

Now THAT'S the kind of videos I was talking about! See, that was cool! Good job. Love the E-goose! 

[Kris G.]

That was pretty good video shooting while driving, MAK! Those geese are so exotic looking-very pretty! Beautiful pics and love the videos!

[MAK]

Thanks ladies, there's more driving videos to come. They just take so long to upload. I sat in McDonalds for 3 hours waiting for those 2 videos. Sheesh! Oh well, I will persevere!