It was a funny incident. It's cold, and the cats go out for an hour, then pop up in the window to come in for breakfast. I saw a doe out the front window, too. She was watching Cinnamon like mad. Cinnamon sits between the decorations. The doe watches him, just in case.
I let the cats in, and saw movement beyond the driveway. young buck from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.
It's rutting season. The males scrape a hole in the ground, pee on their tarsal glands, and sniff at the branches. This is all to leave a scent telling the other males they are around. Here is the first one. You can see the print in the mud.
The bucks hang around waiting for the doe to go into heat. They mate in the fall, the doe will give birth in April or May.
The coyote is a regular visitor. Never near the house in the day time. coyote nov 8 from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.
The coyote came back Nov. 13, but eschewed the pumpkins.
The bunny was back. Not so afraid of the camera light. JB found a rabbit hind leg in the forest last week.The doe likes the pumpkins, the fawn insisted on eating the same one she was eating. It was rather funny, and so typical of youngsters. doe pumpkin fawn from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.
Finally, there was a woodland jumping mouse. Sadly, the cats nabbed one a few years ago, but this is what they look like. Long legs and tail.
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8 comments:
Hello Jenn,
What a great critter post, such a wonderful variety. I love the deer and the bunny. I would hope the coyote would move on, not a good critter to have hanging around. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, enjoy your day. Have a great weekend. PS, thank you for leaving me a comment.
Hey Jenn :) I've never seen a jumping mouse, how cute! I love that you have deer right outside your window! :)
Hello. I like all these videos. Jumping mouse is funny.
...it's nice the the deer share the place with you!
The mouse looks like it has a flashlight!
There are several kinds of jumping mice here but you never see them. I'm one of the few people who've seen one. And of course I blogged about it.
Growing up in Nevada, we would see Kangaroo rats which are kind of the same only with maybe longer hind legs. They hopped around too, and were so cute looking close up. It must be interesting living so close to wildlife. I saw so much wildlife when I worked at a state park, but in retirement I miss it all.
Wow, what wonderful trail cam videos!
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