Saturday's Critters

Things have been quiet. We keep hoping for rain. 

Fred and little Fred:

Butch has been around. Just one at a time. This is the first year we haven't seen any kits on the trailcams. It is unusual. 

 

 The coyote with the messed up leg hasn't been around since July 18.

   

 I do like watching the porcupine. They are so quiet, and just amble around the forest.

   

Then there are the stink bugs! Pretty colours, I would say.

 

The gray tree frog: 

 🐛Monarch caterpillars. The first looks like the 3rd instar (morph), the others perhaps the second. 

🐸I managed to take the goldfish pond pump out and clean it. Froggie wouldn't move so I had to bonk his raft out of the way. He wasn't amused.

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Saturday's Critters

Update on our Freds, I noticed a miniFred in the borrow under the shed. We had a chat. I told her to watch out for predators. 

Meantime, A/C's Sue had a question. I have a frogpond trailcam. One needs to set up a 'camera trap' on a path that is restricted by, for example, bodies of water. This track has the frogpond on the one side, and the wetland on the other. It's about 100m to the camera, but it is down a hill, through the forest, and well out of sight of the house. 

I do like porcupines! They just waddle on through the critter path.

 

The coyote with the bad leg still has a bad leg.

   

 I give you bear!

   

 This is funny. Couldn't the flicker have been fully in frame? I'll have to had a word with it.

 

Another great place for a camera trap is the driveway. The doe on the driveway didn't seem thrilled with the heavy rain. We've had some spotty storms running through.

   

 The fox has been back, on the driveway, just trotting in. You can see the camera lights on the house.

 

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Critters abound

Lots of critters here and there! We've been enjoying the summer weather. Nobody is enjoying the deerflies outside! Joe captured a photo of Cinnamon with his paw on Tiberius Tiger.

You can see fireflies before the storm arrived. Also, the tree frog hopping on the railing.  

 In the daytime, the hummingbird was eyeing the camera! I've put away the hummingbird feeders, since there are lots of flowers about, as well as bears, who like them.

   

 The coyote with a limp appeared on the trailcam.

   

 

Butch raccoon appeared interested in Fred's burrow!

   

 This cat, not ours, has been visiting.

 

 The doe is still hanging about at night. No sign of her fawn.

 

Crumbly Acres Critters

 It's been a whirlwind. Rain, snow, sleet, hail. Possible power outages. We made it through.

Chipmunk has been out and about.

Labbit has been around!

Butch raccoon

 

Labbit in snow

 

Indoor cat play 

These cards are so much fun.

 

We've a limping coyote

   

 A healthy coyote

   

 The dratted red squirrels seem to be in a mood!

 

Saturday's Critters

I've moved the trailcams around. This one is focused on the bird feeders out the front window. It gets a lot of traffic. I was trying to capture video of our bunny. I knew there was a cottontail out there, due to the tracks. Last week she fell (or jumped) onto the goldfish pond!, sliding on the ice. 

We had 13 mourning doves this week. They are pretty birds.

The first day of the trailcam relocation, I captured Dratted Red Squirrel, the cats were watching for her. The tracks are everywhere!

 I was locking up for the night, Wednesday night. Looking outside, I could clearly see cat tracks, and both cats had been in since noon. I nipped outside to grab some photos in my jammies, as I expected more snow. By morning the tracks were covered, but I had the evidence! 

It would appear that Oregano our feral visitor walked up the sidewalk, up to the front steps. From there, to going under the feeder.

Our rabbit showed up first. The cottontail was there just before Oregano!

By morning, I looked out the back deck, and there were his tracks. He must have been peering in the door, looking for other cats to play with! Sure enough, feral Oregano was on the trailcam. 

The rabbit was back the next day! This camera has had its day. I get a new one for Christmas. There is that.

The trailcam in the forest revealed a doe, who wasn't buzzed by the noise. I'm not sure what it was. Maybe the snowplough. Any thoughts?!

The coyote with the bad leg showed up. 

It is pouring rain today, our snow will be gone. It is sad. The snow cover protects the land and the critters. That said, I saw 7 Canada Geese fly southeast. I'd heard them in the morning, as well. I guess they didn't get the memo! The goslings are grown, and the cycle resumes. The nearby lake is open, although the little bays are freezing up, they tell me.

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