George and Annie the Siamese

     What a beautiful day today was!  The sun was out and not a cloud in the sky.  George on the other hand had a ruff day.  The farm is right next to the interstate.  The state is now working in our section of road which lies next to George and Gracie's nest.  George tried most of the day to try and presude them to move, but to no avail.  George also had to contend with a flock of Turkey Vultures that continued to fly over the farm throughout the whole day.  AND there was a Red Tailed Hawk and Crows invading his territory.
     Poor, Poor George.  The guy just couldn't catch a break.  I took a lot of photographs today.  It was a gorgeous day. I would have been insane not to have taken the time to get a few in.  So around the property I went.  The vet was coming at 1:30 to check on one of our geldings so I had to hurry and do chores.
     I got back to the barn and realized that I should open the gate to the manure pile.  As I was walking it was so quite except for the birds chirping and this incisive scratching and clawing sounds.  I couldn't figure out where it was coming from until I opened the gate and heard the distinct sound of George's wings.  I turned around and this is what I saw.

George was pecking and scraping his beak against the wood.  My first thought was that he found a bug and was trying to kill it.  Then he did these moves.

And then all of a sudden he acted like his tail got caught on fire!

He did land back down on the top of the shed.  He just kept bouncing around and sticking his head between the boards.  He would tap, tap, tap on the wood and clack his beak.  I couldn't for the life of me figure out what that bird was doing. UNTIL!  I finally saw out of the corner of my eye exactly what he was doing.

Do you see her???  YUP! That is Annie.  George and Annie had been playing with each other for I don't know how long before I got there.  They were having a blast!!!  Right after I shot this photo she leaped up and tried to get him and he hopped out of the way.  Then he would throw his head down there and clack his beak at her.  He was genuinely having fun with Annie and Annie was having fun with him.  Pictures tell a story and you can see how relaxed they both are and the humorous looks on their faces.  After a few moments. This is what happened.

You can see that Annie was the one who spotted me and not George and it was Annie that took off and not George. Because Annie KNOWS we don't like her going after the birds.  Look at the look on her faceRav. She is saying, "Crap! Sierra caught us!!!" 

After Annie took off for a brief moment this is what George did!

He carried on like a spoiled child whose toy had been taken away.  He was stomping his feet and clacking his beak and fluttering up and down.  Eventually Annie did come back to finish playing.

And just as she got back to play with him George saw me and he KNOWS he is suppose to be nice to the kitty's.  He took off like a bandit with his tail on fire.

This is not the first time that Annie and George have been caught playing together.  I caught them one other time.  Annie and her brother Zack both have been seen playing with George.  The cats are two years old and have grown up with George.  George is very patient with them and loves them.  I love watching George interacting with the cats.  I can just see the three of them in a movie where George plays the wise old mentor of the two whipper snappers.

These last photos are of George and Annie in September 2012  at George's feeding station.  So you see they are used to seeing each other in close quarters.

I love my life on the farm!!!

Thanks for stopping by the George: The Old Silo Raven. George and I appreciate it!