Saturday's critters

It is an interesting time of year, with deer in mating season, other critters working hard to fatten up for winter. The bears seem to have found dens. Our birds, the ones that haven't migrated, have been enjoying the feeders. The biting insects have done their time, and now sleep under the leaves. Or so I thought!

Some critters move indoors! Thankfully, I was almost done my first coffee! The odd mosquito lasts a couple months indoors. 

"Waiter, there's a mosquito in my coffee!"

Fun fact, people on our nearby lake have reported a moose out and about, both the south and north shores. We spotted moose in Muskoka all the time, ambling through our small town of Bala. These are from our trip to Algonquin Park! 

🐸  Moving the Frogs

I had a question from Barb about our goldfish pond frogs. She asked if I was moving them this year. I think with the drought, they hibernated early and they didn't gather in the pond. This is my theory. That said, I found two leopard frogs on the pond Friday, Nov., 21st. 

Leopard frog on a log. It was on the ice and so cold. The pond had melted around the edges and it cam up. As you know reptiles can't control their body temperature. (Like the iguanas who fell off the trees in Florida in that cold snap!)

 

There was ice on the pond. I thought it was open near the dock. I had to whack it open and poke the one frog in. The other escaped under the dock. We'll hope for the best, and consider 50% of the job done. 

Our biggest bucks are still much smaller than moose, but impressive, for sure.

   

 Here he is at the other trailcam at the scrape site. He's leaving his mark!

   

 The doe just wandered through the scrape.

 

Visit more critters at Eileen's blog: Saturday's Critters # 623.