Friday 13 November 2020

Life in the wetland

It's been warm. Now it is cold!

The trailcam caught me on my way to mulch the leaves.  I love my tractor! I've been letting the grass grow, the tractor I've set on the highest cut. The deer like the grass. 

lawn tractor from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

 The wetland looks lush and green. We had 2 mm rain Wednesday. I sauntered down early in the week in the above seasonal temperatures.


The highlight of my week was seeing the BARRED OWL <= (I've been noting its appearances). It was just above my head in a cedar beside the goldfish pond. It startled me, as I must have started it, and flew up to a tree. It sat, looked around, and (for those who don't want to see the video) looked straight at me, flew over my head behind me into the forest. It was such an experience. 

barred owl Nov 10 from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

The owl began in this tree, and I can see why. Little tunnels right at the base.


The trees are growing fungus. They are doing well. The wee mammals are nibbling on it, too!

The ferns were nice and green.

Doe and fawn at sunset, nibbling away.

Doe fawn from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo

14 comments:

Tom said...

...lots of beauty, but our wetlands are very wet at the moment.

Anvilcloud said...

This morning, I read a blog which included an owl lifting a hat right off a woman's head.

R's Rue said...

❤️

eileeninmd said...

Hello Jenn,

Love your owl and the deer! Take care, enjoy your weekend!

Nancy J said...

The owl, what a great surprise to see it , then to fly right over your head., a beautiful bird.

Out To Pasture said...

Great video capture of the barred owl, Jennifer. When it flew over your head, the bluejays all cried in alarm. I've never seen a barred owl here so appreciated your film.

Olga said...

Plenty of activity out your way!

RedPat said...

What a thrill to see an owl. I've only ever seen one in the wild.

William Kendall said...

The owl is a beauty.

Lowcarb team member said...

Lovely to see the owl.
Enjoyed seeing all of your photographs, thanks for sharing the videos too.

All the best Jan

Red said...

You had a great experience with the owl.

The Furry Gnome said...

Great owl video. Amazing how it can turn its head!

Christine said...

Well we knew it had to get colder...brr.

Rain said...

That owl would have startled me too Jenn, great video! It's cold here again too, frosty crunchy grass in the morning.