Saturday's Critters

 Welcome to the weekend! I must admit that I slept in. Just preparing for daylight savings. Spring is early, and the birds are singing. I worry for our critters, as the bears will be up early, too. The sap is flowing, and syrup makers are on their second boil. 

March Break begins here in Ontario. Great excitement. The kids have plans! I shall continue to try to trap this visitor cat, but it isn't going well. He's been sighted a distance of 7 km apart, seeking food. Now that the snow is gone he'll be less likely to appear here. 

Trapping event #3 I set it all up. Camera trap waiting... 

A piece of food was moved, but nothing on the camera! The raccoons are out, and I dread capturing them. 

We had warm temperatures. The ticks are active at 5℃. Otherwise, they sleep under the snow. 

 

first tick from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

The coyotes are on the prowl:

 

2 coyotes from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

The coyotes chase the deer, but one cannot take down a single deer unless it is wounded.

 

deer chase from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

That said, look at the speed of this pair of coyotes!

 

coyote chase from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

The fisher went by, March 3rd.

fisher 7 a.m. Mar 3 from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.