Backyard Birder

Night Visitor

Tonight I walked out into the yard to install the new birdbath. I got about 10 feet from the bird feeder and I saw this guy. I really thought that he should have been afraid of me(?), but he was not. I turned around, went back into the house and grabbed the cameraI thought he surely would have run off by the time I got back outside, but he was still there. I snapped off some pics, none of which got real good, unfortunately. I said, "You really ought to be afraid of me!", and he started meandering away. He appeared to be healthy, and never made a sound. I never saw one near my house before.