bud nippers

I’ve been watching my Hedgehog Cactus developing big fat flower buds and looking forward to multiple blooms. Javelina nipped that in the bud. Ha! pun 🙂 They came through and chomped off almost every bud! Oh well…..that’s the price of wanting to enjoy wildlife.

missing Hedgehog buds
missing Hedgehog buds

So far they haven’t touched my two Claret Cups. Maybe they only like local native food 🙂
Claret Cup. Also a hedgehog but not local.
Claret Cup. Also a hedgehog but not local.