Everywhere you look....what do you find?

You find deer.

And you find nice people.

While I was out walking this morning I found a really talented naturalist leading a walk searching for wild edibles. I joined his group only for a few minutes. He had lots of happy and well educated visitors with him. He was leading the walk for free because he's one of the good guys.

And I passed a nice man with a plastic bag full of trash and a trash grabber. We chatted for a minute as I was curious what he was doing. Bless him, he was out for a walk in the park and he said he picks up trash as he goes along.

And later I saw a dog off leash, looking vaguely lost. Within minutes, several other people saw the dog, stopped it, called the owner (who had been frantically looking for it since it ran away from home hours before), moved it to shade, and gave it water while they waited for the owner to drive to the park and pick it up.

You find them on trails....

and in little gullies...

and in velvet....

and even you find them looking at you.....

Don't forget to go outside and play.

Red fox, and nothing but red fox

Overlapping territory?

Here are some interesting photographs. A red fox and a coyote in the same space. And a rabbit. If I was that rabbit, I'd be pretty darn nervous.

For some interesting information about the how those two canids share, or don't share their territory, have a look at these interesting links.

COYOTES AND INTRAGUILD PREDATION

Ecology of Red Foxes and Niche Relationships with Coyotes on Mount Desert Island, Maine

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And keep in mind--it's a beautiful world outside, even if it is a tad chilly.

Another first

Here is an interesting series of photographs.

This is the first time I've captured two red fox together. The breeding season is just beginning, which I think is the explanation for the two foxes being together.

I've also just found two new den holes on the west side of Minebank Run. These may be fox dens. Fox only den during the breeding season--they prefer to live in the open the rest of the year.

More later.

Don't forget to go outside and enjoy your public lands.

This could be fun....

A beaver is back in the park. And has built two dams, several yards apart.

And those small dams are already making a difference. The two photographs below are hard to see, but they show a school of fish is living in the pool made by the upper dam.

More later. 

The latest....

One big rack, 

a raccoon reaching for the stars,

and,

some mystery animals.....

See you in the park.

The latest comings and goings

Nothing special here. But I do see that the deer are in velvet, and everybody else seem to be enjoying their summer.

Enjoy the photos.

Don't forget to go out and play.