Saturday 22 July 2023

Air, land, and sea

Sharks are among us. Well, in the oceans! This is Jekyll, who has travelled a distance. OCEARCH promotes 'facts over fears.' Jekyll's tracker shows him up in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, all the way from Florida. It truly is fascinating! 


Anyway, back to the land! On the back railing, amongst the hops vine leaves.


The coyote made a brief appearance. Or maybe it was two of them?! The other camera didn't pick up anything. It did shine its light.

 

Coyote July 15 from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

I never know what we'll see with Fred. I am hoping to see 3 - 5 kits.
 

Fred July 15 from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

Jul 16 at the back deck. Fred is nesting under said deck. Sometime that night, the trailcam was knocked over onto the ground!

Butch & Red Fox from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

I was watching from the upper deck.

Fred July 17 from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

And in the air

This is the last, I hope, of the robins. It is their second brood in the same spot. 


They've sent 6 out into the world. The hawk was after them, but was chased away.

robin's nest from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

Sitting bird watching, the baby robins had just fledged, and the hawk came by. First it landed in the pine tree, then moved away onto the elm tree. The robins chased it away. It was tricky filming in the bright sunshine. It is tough seeing what is in the viewfinder.

HAWK from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

The durn thing came back in a couple of hours.

hawk 2 from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

Thanks to Eileen for hosting! Saturday's Critters # 501



13 comments:

Tom said...

...last night they had a piece about sharks along Long Island and Cape Cod beaches, thanks to climate change!

eileeninmd said...

Hello,

I just love that cute frog. Neat critter videos. I hope the baby birds stay safe. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a great weekend.

David M. Gascoigne, said...

Lots of young everywhere these days. The Robin in our yard is now sitting on a second clutch of eggs, and the Black Swallowtail caterpillars have pupated.

Barbara Rogers said...

You've got critters gallore! Good ole Fred seems to have a great place for their nest. Poor Robin parents dealing with hungry hawk.

~Lavender Dreamer~ said...

The young robins sure are neat to watch! And you have so much wildlife. I would be on your deck and you would have to bring my meals out there! heehee!

Anvilcloud said...

Jekyll cannot hide from us.

Mae Travels said...

The way things are going now, any baby birds are a cause for optimism! such a world in peril.
best, mae at maefood.blogspot.com

RedPat said...

I hope we see Fred's family soon.

Elephant's Child said...

Love your critters and am very glad that the robins have had a (very) successful season.

Yogi♪♪♪ said...

I think we have a raccoon that knocks my camera tripod over from time to time. I've had various birds land and poop on it but of course no photos of that.

Olga said...

So many critters! And a full circle of life.

Yvonne said...

The frog photos are very nice, as are all the videos. It's always nice seeing what's going on in your yard.

William Kendall said...

Sharks get a bad reputation.