Entry for May 08, 2009/ Nice Surprise -
What a little surprise for me and the kitties this morning.
I woke at six as usual and went straight to the back door to let the fur ones out for their morning romp ( in my enclosed yard of course) and I took myself off to the john. When I came out I realized that the cats were not outside they were all huddled by the door or as I found out when I went into the front of the house , high on counters looking strangely out of the window. When I joined them to my surprise I found a whole herd of havelina in our front yard. All of about the size of the large one in this picture. No giant daddies, just seemed like about 10 - 12 teen agaers. All roaming the front yard looking for goodies. Now I don't think any of my kitties except maybe Thomas and Rosie have ever seen anything like these guys because when our beloved Jakie was here he use to chase them away. He loved nothing better than barking his head off at havelinas, especially those big old daddy guys. Now a big old daddy guy has hugh tusks that could tear my Jakie to bits but as long as there was a fence in between it didn't matter. Jake was the killer of lenas ( as I call them).
Everything has calmed down now. When the lenas heard me in the kitchen ooohing and ahhhing then waddled away down the hill looking for more food and water. If you don't know anything about these strange creatures you will be surprised to know they are not wild pigs they are pecuries ( oh the spelling) giant rodents. They eat greens, roots, things like that. They are very fond of tomatoes, as people who have tried to grow them around here have found out the hard way. Unless you have a fence around your garden it is a goner. The bad part about them is they are very strong and very protective of their families. A big daddy Havelina can kill and dog or even tear up a person when they have babes in tow. My next door doggie, Jasper, found that out the hard way when one day he decided to chase a mom and babe. He is ok now but we thought we were going to lose him. A little beagle is no match for a pissed off lena mommy.
So this is how my morning started how is yours doing?
Have a good one.
Friday, May 8, 2009
Big Surprise
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Nothing so exciting as those linas! My mom's still recovering from hip surgery. Now her leg is all swollen & inflamed, but no fever. So, we're hoping that improves. She's currently my mono-topic. Have a Wonderful Day!
ReplyDeletewow, i have never heard of those, let alone seen one! what an eventful start to your friday.
ReplyDeleteThey< Havalinas, are quite commen around here. I just think they are as cute as can be, even the giant daddies, but you really do want to stay away from them. Jake had the right idea, nice from the other side of the fence. He and I had a run in with two young guys once. We made ourselves as big as we could and the lina's ran away. Lots of yelling and barking.
ReplyDeletei have only seen javelina once in 35 yrs in Arizona- can you believe it. I look for them all the time on my drive home from work at night......and where I live, there are mnts behind here and not many ho mes..i think itz so strange. I know they are here but they do a good job of hiding. I love them too. I've seen them in zoos and the Sonoran Desert Outdoor museum in Tucson but thatz it. How neat for you. My neighbors caught two rattlers already this yr...ugh.
ReplyDeleteDon't want to hear about rattlers, hope they have enough water this year and stay away from my house
ReplyDeleteAww,they are so cute! My cats and dogs would probably go crazy if they saw those!! Are you sure they are rodents,though? I don't think they are,but they are cool,whatever they are.
ReplyDeleteIt is a distant relative to wild pigs and hippos!! So you had hippo relatives in your yard!
ReplyDeletehttp://www.tamuk.edu/about/javelina/
My morning started with rain,and it's still raining. :o/
ReplyDeleteHad to google it as I couldn't get the picture to show. Wow is all I can say. On your doorstep too. That's very cool.
ReplyDeleteI love the babies!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great sight to walk into. I didn't see the picture but will reload the page and try again
ReplyDeleteCopied this from Yahoo so maybe the pic didn't show up. Will retry with origional
ReplyDeleteI think they're beautiful.
ReplyDeleteYou know I'm interested in your geography's wild cats and predators - compared to our geography's lack of - what do they eat then?
Do they eat your garden plants, hehe?