Armadillos in da Garden...

biped...."I thought I'd post these pictures because you don't very often see a live Armadillo, let alone one in the day light.  Normally they are nocturnal but because of the severe drought and the fact that I am the only idiot in Missouri that refuses to let her trees and scrubs die from lack of water we thus still have a wee bit of water left in our soil they are coming out in broad daylight to forage..

They really like water and are excellent swimmers.  They propel themselves with their tails which they twirl around in a circular motion.

Tank and his friends know me and will walk right by me.  Either they have no fear or are almost blind.  They don't get particularly upset when the dogs are outside.

Armadillos normal food are grubs that because of the drought have mostly died, with the exception of the center of my yard, which now looks like little mini bombs have went off all over the place.     This is not Tank, its probably Tank's girlfriend.