trail camera – Northern Desert Photography

Close Call!

While going through the trail cam photos I noticed what I am going to say was a very close call. A coyote is stalking a mule deer fawn and the mom confronts him. I think this ended happily for the fawn. Lets look at the photos.

At 6:43 AM the fawn is passing through this grassy area. Mom must have passed through earlier. The camera never picked her up.

Same time and date the fawn is looking out front having moved a few steps forward.

Twelve minutes later a coyote is seen. He/she is sniffing the grass where the fawn paused and I think urinated.

Coyote is sniffing around and looking for the fawn I would guess.

Now you see the doe come back and apparently confront the coyote while the fawn I hope stayed hidden. I didn’t get anymore photos of this incident. I hope it turned out okay for the fawn. Coyotes do kill and eat fawns and yes, it is part of nature, but I have to root for the baby here. I think Mom saved the day.

Bobcat Update

I seem to have one healthy Bobcat frequenting the area. I don’t know if it is male or female. I checked the cameras yesterday and in June. These are the photos I’ve collected over June and July. No kittens to be seen.

Beautiful Bobcat

As winter progresses, and we have had storms and significant snowfall, predators seem to become more active. I am seeing more daylight appearances on my trail cameras of Bobcats. Some of the photos aren’t half bad for an automated system. The Mountain Lion has also shown up in some of the same areas but is sticking to the middle of the night. I am grateful for the Lions staying with that schedule.