There it was again, the rustling in the overgrown palmetto at the edge of the yard. The hair on the back of her neck stood up. She should feel relieved, if the dogs didn’t bark, it must be nothing, she thought to herself. Where were the dogs anyhow? She couldn’t see either one of them. She should walk around to the front of the house and see where they had gotten to, but she heard the noise again and was rooted to the spot. She had always been afraid of that overgrown tangle of Florida foliage. Always wondered what might be in there. Which partly accounted for why it was so overgrown, since she couldn’t bring herself to take even the long handled pruners out there to trim things up. She had turned toward the front to look for the dogs, but behind her she heard it again. Taking a deep breath she turned, and camouflaged so well against the tree that she could barely see it, was the intruder.
But there were more than just this one intruder…
Her four-legged bodyguards must have been asleep on the job… but wait! That was written yesterday, but the bodyguards were on the ball today letting her know something was out there. Now this really is an intruder. 
A Snowbird's Life Through the Lens 
Okay…don’t leave me hanging! What is that thing?
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Okay, since I think there will be a limited audience for comments here on the blog I’ll let Charley answer that one. It’s an “Armadildo”! LOL.
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I have never seen one of these and here you have one in your yard. I’m so glad you found out who your intruder was. 😁
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The original intruder was the chicken camouflaged by the tree. The armadillo wandered through the next day, so I added him to the post.
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What a fun post – that chicken is seriously camouflaged, wow. I love your armadillo photograph, the way he’s scurrying away.
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I told myself I was crazy to grab my camera to see what WAS that dark shape barely visible at the top of the hill out back. Then I chased him into the next yard trying to get a decent photo. Sorry neighbors, he was heading that way anyhow! I never saw one before.
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