Trail Camera Update

I checked my cameras yesterday after leaving them out three weeks longer than in years past. No Mountain Lion photos for approximately 6 weeks now. The Bobcat or Bobcats remain quite active. I think I am seeing two different Bobcats. One appears to be smaller and lighter colored.

The Bobcat in the first two photos appears to be a lighter color than the one posted below. Maybe its just the light. I don’t know how to tell them apart.

The Mule Deer bucks are already sprouting horn growth. The rate of growth will be another interesting observable visual over the next few months. I am looking forward to seeing fawns show up soon as well.

I always carry my camera with me when hiking into this area and I did get some geese photos. I saw a beaver as well but didn’t get any photos of it. One pair of geese already have a healthy brood following them while others are just setting up housekeeping.

What a difference a couple of weeks makes. The last few months it has been so quiet out there. Winter silence has passed. The bird song, quacking and honking was ever present yesterday as I made my way along the trails. Tending the cameras year-round will motivate me to make more trips and hikes along the river. It will be interesting to see what wildlife I spot in person over the summer.

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      1. I can understand that. I caught one last winter (or the one before that, not sure now); it was a bit of magic. So I completely understand.

  4. These are great! We have many of the same neighbors where I live, only the deer are mostly black-tailed.

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      1. Technically. We’re about an hour inland. In the lowlands we occasionally see white-tail and in the surrounding areas, elk. We see bear and very rarely mountain lion (only twice have we seen the latter on our property, but I know a gal farther north and west of us who’s caught them on her trail cams! Very special!)

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