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Saturday 23 March 2024

Saturday's Critters

What a week it was. This morning we woke to several cm of snow. This morning it is -7℃ and a tad cold. It'll melt this week, as we expect above zero temperatures.


Barred owl has been a regular visitor! This was March 14.
 

barred owl from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

I went back the next day and found an owl pellet! I dissected it to find out what s/he has been eating. Probably a vole!

They eat a critter, and cough up the bones mixed with fur in this pellet. 
Archie has been around!

archie from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

He was on the same path as two coyotes!

coyotes & Archie from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

The fox turned up, briefly!

Fox March 17 from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

We have a group of six, as well.

6 turkeys from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

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17 comments:

  1. eileeninmd23 March 2024 at 07:19

    I love your Heron sculptures! Great sighting of the Barred Owl.
    The Fox's eyes are just glowing in the video.
    Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a great weekend. PS, thank you for leaving me a comment.

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  2. Barbara Rogers23 March 2024 at 09:20

    Excellent capture of the Barred Owl...hand held video no less! Glad to see Archie again, and I dare say he can be in a tree whenever the coyotes catch up with him. Good there are others of his kind around as well. And a fox! Wow!

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  3. Karen23 March 2024 at 09:40

    We have one lonely lad wandering around looking for love in all the wrong places.

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  4. Anvilcloud23 March 2024 at 09:42

    Snow today is not as appealing as snow in early December.

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  5. Jeanie23 March 2024 at 09:56

    I said it before and will again -- I really love that heron statue!

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  6. RedPat23 March 2024 at 12:26

    I hope the turkeys don't meet the coyotes. The sun is strong here today so may melt some of the snow.

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  7. Elephant's Child23 March 2024 at 13:20

    As others have said, I love the heron. And envy your sighting of the other critters.

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  8. The Furry Gnome23 March 2024 at 14:51

    It seems so special to me that you see an owl nearby sometimes!

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  9. Jim and Barb's Adventures23 March 2024 at 18:16

    Those are some huge coyotes! I used to dissect owl pellets when I was young. I have not found one in a very long time. What a cool find for you!

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  10. Red23 March 2024 at 18:32

    Interesting group of visitors.

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  11. Tom23 March 2024 at 19:07

    ...I would love to have an owl to visit!

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  12. DeniseinVA23 March 2024 at 19:34

    Sorry to hear about your snow, and hope it disappears quickly, as well as warmer temperatures. It’s been chilly and rainy down in our part of Virginia, but not quite as cold. Absolutely love your bird sculptures and other table decorations! Great to see the barred owl, interesting about the pellet. Good to know Archie didn’t have any run ins with the coyotes. Thanks Jenn, for photos and videos. Have a great week.

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  13. Christine23 March 2024 at 19:52

    I did some shovelling myself.

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  14. DrumMajor23 March 2024 at 23:47

    Were you a Science teacher or Anatomy instructor? I love how you research what that owl has been eating. Linda in Kansas

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  15. Kay23 March 2024 at 23:51

    I'm amazed you can figure out their diet just by looking at their pellets.

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  16. Cloudia23 March 2024 at 23:53

    I never knew about the owl pellets! How fascinating. You are a real frontier woman and I admire you. Jenn. My pineapple blood couldn't handle it! Aloha

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  17. Val Ewing24 March 2024 at 07:31

    Nice! I used to dissect owl pellets with my kids, we had so much fun figuring out what the bones could be.

    On our trail cam recently, we had deer, turkey, raccoon, bobcat, and coyotes all using the same trail at different times.
    Great observation!

    Hopefully you are not going to get tons more of snow.

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