The Freds continue to hang around. After momma led them away (teenagers: move out, find your own shelter?), they dispersed to four burrows. Two hang out together. Then they don't. Wed., Jun 10th, I could Momma at the shed burrow. Three kits were grazing in the wet grass. We had 14mm rain. About a half inch.
She was unusually vigilant:
More whistling.
She led them to the septic bed burrow.
I realized later that a coyote had taken a groundhog.
This miniFred shadowed her.
UPDATE: on the released squirrels...
Our pregnant doe has been stealing the squirrel food! I laughed so hard. I didn't realize the squirrels came out at night. You can see the doe's eye reflecting the trailcam light, and a squirrel on top of the nest box, watching the doe. I thought squirrels were diurnal. Who knew?!
We have to provide food and water for about a week, until they learn to forage.
12 comments:
Hari OM
Mama Fred has done well to keep four this long... Coyote does as Coyote must... YAM xx
I totally agree, YAM!
You do a great job recording the antics and survival skills of the critters in your acreage.
Too bad about the little Fred being picked off by a coyote.
Poor mini-Fred. Life is hard.
I hope the rest of the kits stay close to mom -- I feel for baby kit with the coyote. I know it's life, but you just want to see them thrive.
Raccoons are always in to trouble, lol. The bear sighting would scare me, I'm not used to that!
I am confused by YAM. Apparently it can mean many different things.
Oh so sorry to hear ably the Fred baby. Cool capture of the bear.
Take care, have a great day!
It is good tgat you accept the natural order, hard as it often is. Poor little thing.
That is one big bear!
Hope it wasn't the bear who snatched the mini-Fred. Hope you don't go out at night with that bear roaming around. Linda in Kansas
Cycle of life I guess, always hard. I enjoyed your photos but couldn't open up these videos either. I'll be back when my internet is faster :)
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