Mothra!

I couldn't figure out if this was a red bird or a butterfly from a distance.

I was wrong on both counts as it's the biggest moth I've ever seen before, with a wingspan of at least 5 inches.

It seems to be on its last legs.  It was too tired to fly away.  I moved it to edge of the fence line since I didn't want the dogs to mess with it.  Ever since I was little, my mother had said that the fuzz from butterflies can blind you. I don't know if this is warning is in the same category as "leaving a fan on at night will suffocate you", but this moth does have a LOT of fuzz on it.     

I think may be this is what the bats have been hunting for.  I've been hearing and seeing bats at night.

8 month old Poongsan Brothers

From what I've gleaned so far, these two brothers are from North Korean bloodlines.  They're smaller in size than PoongSoon and BokDol, kind of like larger Jindos.  Though my dad wants to keep one, I'm just temporarily boarding them until I find them new homes.

Happy Ddol, PoongSoon!

2012 New Chicks

I purchased some new chicks this past week.  Eight of them.  A part of me thinks I was a "few eggs short of a dozen" after purchasing them.  I'm going to have to expand the chicken run if I want to keep them all. 

Black Copper Marans with feathered feet.  Dark chocolate egglayer.

Rhode Island Red.  Prolific brown egglayer.

White Leghorn.  Prolific white egglayer.

Black Australorp.  Good light brown egglayer, consistant through summer heat.

 

New Foster Pup

On Sunday, I picked up a new foster dog.  She's a 12 week old female Jindo puppy.

She's a cute little thing who thinks she can play with the big dogs.  BokDol is pretty gentle and careful about playing with the little girl.

PoongSoon has less practice playing in her grown-up body and so even if she thinks she's gentle....

...she sometimes ends up smooshing the puppy.  I cringe, but no harm done and the puppy goes back for more.  On the bright side, PoongSoon is actually getting better with being aware of her body with each passing day.

Hosoo (Hosu?)

female Jindo pup exactly 4 months old

Poongsan Vocalizations

I rarely hear my Poongsans vocalize when playing with each other or other dogs, but this Poongsan in Japan is rather vocal like a Jindo:

 
And for fun, here's a Poongsan in the US that has learned to say "I love you."