Miss PigletThe BearGimpy and Orphans (Big Sis, Little Man, Little Sister)(L to R) Macon, Piglet, Brownie, Blondie, Little Red. Piglet was so tiny. Her and Brownie were inseparable except when Piglet and White Foot were following their Human to see what he was doing. Ranger Pig – Son of Werewolf PigEgretWhite Foot Sleeping in Garage during HurricaneRaven napping in the yardLimpy nursing one of her piglets. She brought her piglets to the facility like she was so proud of herself for being a mother and wanted to show us. She was a good mother to all of her litters.
Lower Keys Marsh Rabbit BabyLK Marsh Rabbit JuvenileLK Marsh Rabbit AdultGimpy showing his twisted leg and foot from Brucellosis and his torn ears from the hunting dogs that led to his field castration.Manatee just prior to giving birth in our creekRaven showing the hardware of a feral boarOtter CreekSeamus limping from Brucellosis damage to his back legScarlett the Southern Water Snake eating a whole mulletRibbon Snake that joined in to help with catching stranded minnows after the hurricane. One for me. One for you.Cope’s Gray Tree FrogClimber. She would climb on anything. Sadly she injured her front foot and lost a hoof/toe. That stopped her from climbing.
Otter CreekWhite Foot loves white bread with his medicineSecurity Pig and her fuzzy earsSecurity Pig and PigletsVan Gogh after the dogs tore off his earsOtter Creek eating shrimpFlo sunning herself on the banks of the riverFawnie, showing her brown coat and white belly, feet and tail like a deer. Fawnie became very ill and came back to the facility to die, bringing her new litter of piglets to her “safe place”. Brownie and Miss Fatty adopted the piglets.Ornery as a piglet showing the recessive watermelon stripes of a European boarOur Water SecurityHitchhiker
Miss Limpy showing her favorite Human she can SIT politely for her favorite treatsOtter Creek eating shrimpBrownie showing the worst signs of Brucellosis. With natural antibiotics, vitamins and a warm place to rest, she soon recovered but is still lame. Fortunately the disease does not transfer to piglets from nursing. She had an active litter when this picture was taken.Big Red gets to sample our first run of medicated feed which contained vitamins and essential oils and protein. This was the first step to get the pigs to eat from the feeders which will dispense our vaccines for field testing.Pig winter meeting under our facility. It is hard to complete construction when you have so many helpers moving stuff around at night. That is Brownie in the background barely moving from the Brucellosis. She stayed for several nights until she got strongerBrownie, Limpy and Miss Fatty brought their piglets around for treats and medicineVisiting Muscovy Ducks from down riverRida, two years younger than Flo, suns herself on a fallen tree in the creekOne of a dozen Pileated Woodpeckers in our area