Saturday 9 September 2023

Saturday's Critters

 I've removed the deer fences around the garden, since our little doe, Clover, no longer hangs about all year. I suspect she succumbed to something. She loved my front garden flowers! I tried chicken wire, and that worked fairly well, with flags across the top. 


The deer fence from Lee Valley Tools was amazing. You can see through it, the black mesh I stapled to 1 x 1" posts. 

It was time to take it down, though.

Farewell to summer.

The doe was being tracked by the coyotes! She ran away.
 

doe & buck from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

Lest we forget the little critters. One insists on putting a web across the security camera!
 

spider from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

I moved my trailcam. This is who I found!
 

doe from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

Bears
They haven't been a problem this year. People have learned to put feeders away in summer. The birds don't need it, and it is selfish to want to see the birds, which risks all of them. I sure learned my lesson in May, 2017, in our early days here! 



There was excitement, as I viewed this raw footage. I spliced two clips, and now you can count the bear cubs. I must say I haven't seen any bears anywhere near the house, only on trailcams. 

 

Bear and cubs from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

Saturday's Critters # 508 <= Thanks to Eileen for hosting!

15 comments:

eileeninmd said...

Hello Jenn,
I love your deer and bears, the cubs are cute. Great video captures.
Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a great weekend. PS, thanks for leaving me a comment.

Mae Travels said...

You seem so clever in the ways you adapt to the wildlife that is all around you. Deer, bears, birds...

best, mae at maefood.blogspot.com

Shiju Sugunan said...

The bear cub footage is thrilling. Thanks for sharing these nature moments!

Anvilcloud said...

You've adapted well to your environment. 😊

Barbara Rogers said...

Good to see your videos of deer and bears! I'm always interested in how you save your pretty flowers from being salad for the deer. Yes that black cloth seems quite good as a deterrent.

Jim and Barb's Adventures said...

Awesome videos! Well, except the spider one. I could have done without that one!

RedPat said...

It is good tha the bears are not a nuisance for you.

Hena Tayeb said...

Oh look at those bear photos!

Elephant's Child said...

Well done on saving the garden (and the birds) and thank you for the critters.

Divers and Sundry said...

I can't imagine having to deal with deer. much less bear! Yikes! Thanks for sharing your photos. It's a whole 'nother world from city living in the U.S. South lol

Red said...

You have to be aware of the critters in your area.

GreenComotion said...

Your post gave me a belly laugh with the bear cub eating birdseed :)
Thanks for your visit to my blog.
Happy WE to ya.

Olga said...

Love seeing the bears -- from a distance.

https://linsartyblobs.blogspot.com said...

Fabulous wildlife.

Cloudia said...

Exciting!