Coyote

I had a chance to poke around Minebank Run the other day and observed something odd. The beaver dam has been unchanged for several weeks. This even though the beaver is still active in the area--that's easily evident from the sticks in the water left over from its eating. As well as the trees it has cut down. But for some reason it's not building a dam. Nor did I see a food cache anywhere.

I did, though capture a coyote. This is the second time I've done that. I was struck by the fact that it was in the same place that I have photographed a fox. As I understand, the coyotes will become the alpha predator in the area, and will drive down the fox population. We'll see.

Meanwhile the residents are having fun in the park. Hope you are too.

Confirmation

2016-11-13

2016-11-14

The beaver (or beavers?) is active in Minebank Run. It's hard to see in these photographs, but the dam is slightly larger. Perhaps you can see that it extends a little more on the right side of the photograph?

I've also captured two photographs and a video. 

And I captured this photograph too. It sure looks to me like the fox is marking his territory on the tree the beaver cut down.

Ain't life grand?

They're baaack.....

And I will have more to post as soon as I can......

Don't forget to go outside and play.

The Rut has begun

May the best buck win.

Seeing Eye to Eye

Seeing eye to eye, and a Great blue heron, and a couple videos. I hope you enjoy them.

I've never captured two before, in one picture.

But I did this time. Two red foxes.

I don't know what they are doing. They don't seem to be fighting, and their breeding season is in the middle of the winter.

This is the time of year when the families split up and the young have to go out and find a territory of their own, so that could explain the pictures. Or perhaps it's just an odd coincidence.

And a great blue heron stopped by to say hello as well. Beautiful birds, aren't they?

And we'll leave with one last. I love the eyes in this one. Look closely in the center of the photographs and you'll see them. Based on the other photographs in the sequence, I'm sure it's a raccoon. 

It's hawk migration season. Cromwell is a great place to watch. 

https://www.hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?tab=inv_t&rsite=621&dyearsel=2016

Don't forget to go outside and play.