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THE WAR day 3

The start time was an hour later this morning. Maybe because it was so grey out. The first volley was fired about 730, by Lola of course. She came in screaming...ALRIGHT ALL YOUSE GUYS, LEAVE, IM HERE NOW!! Now mind you there WERE no others. But as soon as she got settled in after opening her big mouth, in runs Rita! well the chase was on, and the fight started. Lola won this battle, and was back at the squirrel feeder. She was entirely in the feeder, with the lid almost shut on her tail, throwing corn and sunflower seeds over her shoulder and out of the feeder. She found what she was looking for...PEANUTS!!! she situates it in her mouth, and runs down the pole, to hide her find. While she was gone, in runs Rita, and goes up the BACK side of the pole, and gets on the big tray, and starts in on the sunflower seeds. Lola comes back, doesnt see Rita and sits there eating corn. MEANWHILE two california Quail arrive on the scene. THey are scratching under the tube feeder, eating the Nyger seed that the goldfinches have spilled. Then along saunters SAL. Nonchalantly looking around for Lola or Rita. Sal then gets under the feeder and starts munching on the spilled corn. Lola looks up, sees Sal, grunts and growls, which causes Rita to look over the edge and see both Sal and Lola, and the skirmish is on...the three of them are chasing each other through the grass, and up the pussy willow bush, and over the feeder, all the while Mariah is watching from the spot she has under the picnic table. She just shakes her head and goes back to sleep. THe quail left when the fight started, and returned later to finish their breakfast. I have heard the quail for years, but they have never come into the yard until today. Must be the cracked corn, or the nyger seed. Or, hmmmmm , could be the wildlife highway that Lola constructed, ya spose?...