Saturday, 13 May 2023

Saturday's Critters

We are teeming with the promise of spring. We've two phoebe nests, a robin's nest, as well as the House Wrens who are filling two boxes!




Aside from last week's bucks, I haven't seen many deer except this one on the trailcam. They are off to their summer habitats.

forest deer from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

The frogpond is teeming with life.

May 8th, tadpoles and fairy shrimp in the frogpond.

tadpoles from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

I was enjoying the back deck, and a bumble bee got stuck on my side of the glass!

bumble bee from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

A regular visitor, Butch came by the frogpond trailcam.

butch raccoon from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

We don't have any wood ducks nesting in any of our three nest boxes. They are around, however. They go from the frogpond on the right, to the wetland on the left.

ducks from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

May 7th, we had a coyote go by. It has unusual markings that will make it easy to spot. I posted it to the FB trailcam page, wondering if it might be a fox. I was duly corrected! It appeared again.

 

coyote from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

For more critters, visit Eileen! Saturday's Critters # 491

 

11 comments:

Tom said...

...Crumbly Acres sure has critters.

Barbara Rogers said...

Such fun to see critters from water life to a shaggy looking deer.

RedPat said...

There is always lots of activity at your place.

Linda said...

I love this time of year, so much wildlife to watch and photograph. We have a phoebe that we can hear, thanks to Merlin Bird ID app, but can't get a good look at it. We will keep trying. The robin eggs have hatched, lovely to watch.

Elephant's Child said...

How exciting.

~Lavender Dreamer~ said...

Love seeing your photos and trail cams! Have you changed the name of your blog? Happy Mother's day to you my friend!

Red said...

that's a lot of nests in one place.

William Kendall said...

One sometimes sees raccoons in the city, mostly late at night.

Divers and Sundry said...

Such a variety of wildlife! Nice!

NatureFootstep said...

loved to see swallows and deers, of course :)

eileeninmd said...

Hello,
You do see some great wildlife there, wonderful videos and photos.
Sorry, I am late commenting! Thanks so much for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a great day and the rest of the week! PS, thank you for leaving me a comment!