Fermenbrewer - Rural Living

Cicada Hawk guarding an entombed cicada under the back porch steps. Anesthetized the cicada will be consumed From the Inside Out by the growing larvae of the Cicada Hawk. She swoops as we pass but never stings.

Mistakes happen. This girl was bred a bit young and we kept an eye on her til she dropped a calf with no birthing problems. I'm proud of her. 3/5/19

A new nurse! The sweet heart is half Holstein and half Jersey and 6 years old. It took her a day or two but she accept her first charge. These Angus have twins with some regularity so a nurse cow is a good thing! Two nurse cows with 3 'kicked off' calves so far. 012919

Milk Thistle in South Texas BEFORE weed shredding!

Neighbor's cow jumped the fence to come see us in South Texas!

Newborn died. Then a mama died. Trying to make a new family! Sloppy work on my part..got in a hurry… but it was a success! The mama took a sniff, then a lick and accepted her new baby!

Me too! Almost added a hashtag!

Hard to play hide and seek when you’re a cow!

#cow #milkcow #south texas

My niece is fascinated with the Cicada Hawk! She took this second picture of it guarding its as yet unemergent young which are consuming a cicada in and underground chamber under the steps of the back porch.

Love this!