SQUIRREL!!!!!

See this little guy?  Good thing I only shoot things with a camera or he'd be in trouble.  There is a supply of fresh water daily in a bird bath put out for the birds and critters in my backyard.  With the drought water has become such a scare resource that the bird bath is now a battle ground, and is protected like Fort Knox among different species.

Take above squirrel.  He is more protective of the bird bath than a pitbull.  He watches from above in the redwood trees.  When he spots an intruder in HIS water supply he lets off noises that are part squawking and part shrieking.  Bottom line:  He is noisy beginning at 5:00 AM.  I'm not a morning person.