First sighting of this year's crop (only 1):
Backyard Wildlife
- Thread starter Canuck from Kansas
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To a new zip code, #4. 
#5, PIA 
No pictures because I didn’t want to miss a moment, and it felt like if I took out my phone to get a picture it would be gone.
Grey Fox in my yard yesterday! I think
It’s looking for the baby turkeys.
Grey Fox in my yard yesterday! I think
It’s looking for the baby turkeys.
Well that stinks (potentially)
Almost forgot this.
I had a Marmot take-up residence under my storage barn/shed a number of years ago. Tried luring it out, flushing it out, live-trapping to no avail. Then . . . I donned hearing protection, positioned my John Deere above where the chuck stayed, fired up the mower & engaged the mower deck. I had crafted a one-way hardware cloth door activated by a trip wire (Kevlar thread) at the entrance point. After several minutes, I shut down the mower & checked. Door was tripped & shut; marmot was gone.
Just a thought . . .
j.
I had a Marmot take-up residence under my storage barn/shed a number of years ago. Tried luring it out, flushing it out, live-trapping to no avail. Then . . . I donned hearing protection, positioned my John Deere above where the chuck stayed, fired up the mower & engaged the mower deck. I had crafted a one-way hardware cloth door activated by a trip wire (Kevlar thread) at the entrance point. After several minutes, I shut down the mower & checked. Door was tripped & shut; marmot was gone.
Just a thought . . .
j.
More does and fawns. While the birth window for the local deer isn’t over yet, I suspect that most of the does have given birth to their fawns. It appears that the increase in the local mob is on the low side, one doe/fawn pair and another does with a twin fawns (with bad cases of the zoomies…). I suspect that another doe has lost a fawn. A few days ago, the doe with her single fawn stopped within view of my office window.
Yes, the fawn is quite cute.
It nursed for a bit from its mom (but the fawn was hidden behind its mom from my position). But it must have loved mom’s milks as it extended its tongue to lick its muzzle.
The antlers of the bucks are growing rapidly, even the little spikers from last year's fawns.
Steve
Yes, the fawn is quite cute.
It nursed for a bit from its mom (but the fawn was hidden behind its mom from my position). But it must have loved mom’s milks as it extended its tongue to lick its muzzle.
The antlers of the bucks are growing rapidly, even the little spikers from last year's fawns.
Steve
For years, I've had a small 30+ gallon water hole that I placed at my cabin in Cle Elum set up as a camera trap for nocturnal visits where my camera and remote flashes will fire. I don't have it active during the daylight hours or I'd have a million pictures of birds, chipmunks and squirrels using it all day long. In the past, I've had visiting deer, skunks, a badger, the occasional bear (one chewed up one of my flashes) and a gazillion mice. Trail cams have picked up coyotes and bobcats, but I've never caught one with my real camera trap at night drinking from the "pond". Until recently, this summer has been cooler and I just have a waze camera going 24 hours and I have yet to set up the real camera, sensor and flashes. Today, I had a bear visit for a quick drink and then about an hour later he came back for this....a drink and a bath. Thought it was worth a share.
I believe you have to click the on the picture and then hit the play arrow to run the video on Flickr.
I believe you have to click the on the picture and then hit the play arrow to run the video on Flickr.
That’s special, thank you for sharing it!For years, I've had a small 30+ gallon water hole that I placed at my cabin in Cle Elum set up as a camera trap for nocturnal visits where my camera and remote flashes will fire. I don't have it active during the daylight hours or I'd have a million pictures of birds, chipmunks and squirrels using it all day long. In the past, I've had visiting deer, skunks, a badger, the occasional bear (one chewed up one of my flashes) and a gazillion mice. Trail cams have picked up coyotes and bobcats, but I've never caught one with my real camera trap at night drinking from the "pond". Until recently, this summer has been cooler and I just have a waze camera going 24 hours and I have yet to set up the real camera, sensor and flashes. Today, I had a bear visit for a quick drink and then about an hour later he came back for this....a drink and a bath. Thought it was worth a share.
I believe you have to click the on the picture and then hit the play arrow to run the video on Flickr.
How about a bear break one open and eat the peanut butter? Happened yesterday...
