Erich arrived on Tuesday and as he got out of his vehicle the Sharp-shinned hawk landed in the yard. The Sharp-shinned watched the activities of the Base Camp critters while one Antelope squirrel watched the hawk from behind, another from in front, each ready to sound the alarm if the Sharp-shinned made a threatening gesture to any of the Antelope squirrels feeding in the yard. Erich with binoculars watched from the porch, and for five hours, all were in the game of anticipation where death is sometimes the ending until the Sharp-shinned's departure. To reward Erich for his patience on Tuesday, Mother Nature put on a show for Erich on Wednesday. With morning the Ringtail came up on the porch and entertained him and for three hours Jackson Butte showed Erich it's amazing interior. As evening came the Anti-Cline lit up, the 6pm Gray fox came by to say hi, and when the sun set Mother Nature closed out the show and she closed it out right.
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