Barred Owl Through the Curtain

The Owl Pages: "The Barred Owl is a fairly large owl with a large rounded head with no ear-tufts. It has also been known as the Hoot Owl. "

On this foggy January 3rd,  outside the bedroom window, we spotted a Barred Owl. This was a first for us.  I grabbed the iPad off the night stand, hoping for time to make a couple of quick shots through the curtain. Seeing my movement, he turned,  looked straight at the "camera,"  then glided off.  How special was that? 

Raven Bathing and Young Buck Chasing

Deer Hunting season began this past week and when I hear gunshots near our house, as I did late Friday afternoon, I worry about Blind-in-One-Eye and her twins.  Hopefully she has them hid deep in The Swamp.  The videos on the Brook Camera bought glimpses of a Fox, a Black Raven bathing, and a young doe being chased by a young buck.

You Tube Video

The Chase Continues

The Dates Are Wrong on the Bushnell...I changed the batteries but forgot to reset the time and date stamp. Actual date is the last week of November, 2016

November In the Woods

WATCH HERE:  ON YOU TUBE: THE EARLY NOVEMBER CHASE

WE HAVE had some strange weather: 60 degrees in the afternoon and snow during the night.
The "critters" are chasing around in the woods; I love the occasional glimpse of the Bobcat!
Having relocated the cameras due to extensive logging, we haven't seen the Fox.
The raccoon look beautiful and healthy.

October 31, 2016

Bob Cat 

Crossing the stream

Morning Visitor

Our neighbor's dog barked for a long time, then came up on our deck and 'knocked" at the slider, trying to get our attention; wanting to come inside;  something he's almost never done. 

"He smells something," my husband said. "Probably a bear." 

Two sets of Twins

 LINK HERE TO " Watch the twins on YouTube

September 2016

Hummingbirds leaving

 This is a link to a migration map which updates weekly.  Check back from time to time to view the migration into Mexico.

Cormorant

Cormorant drying his wings 

Young Mom and her fawn

This season we had three mature does; two sets of twins and this singleton. Following behind are last years twins, one of which is growing antlers.

Early July Twins

Twins!

Twins come out to Play:
Also on the camera: A Coydog, porcupine, and two  young bucks with "prong" horns,  covered in velvet.

June Parade in the Pisgah Woods

Bob Cat, Mother Deer, Porcupine, Possum, and First Fawn of the Year

Bob Cat and Doe Early June

Three does have had fawns. The Forrester is working nearby.

Female Coyote

A young female Coyote in the Pisgah Woods.

A New Area of the Woods

A  new part of the woods; faint deer trails criss cross the area, and a few rock piles are visible  on the slope falling down to an old spring fed brook. I placed a rock salt lick, then tried to pick out a trail .

End of April

How did the deer fare this winter? The Trail Cameras (2) have followed three does and five 2015  yearlings throughout the winter.   Old Blind in One eye doe is back, pregnant for the 4th year,  and with her two  healthy looking 2015  twins.  Her 2013 pregnant daughter is back for the 2nd year, and can be seen on the video rejecting last's year's fawn.

I've noticed two poor looking, orphaned yearlings as well, tagging along at a distance. 

Heron of a Different Color

Early in the morning:  an unusually colored Heron stalking, along the edge of the Lake.

"Yellow Crowned Night Heron" 

 (I had to look that up.) 😀

Mink sighting

On Friday March 11th we woke to find The Ice had gone Out!! Open water! A little dark mink scampered along the edge of the lake, then ran around in back of our neighbors garden shed. It's always a thrill to spot such an illusive animal. 👀

Trail Camera Early March '16

A Bobcat  has been hanging out recently. The Deer are unusually cautious.

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Spotlight on Spring

The ice is melting!

Counting the Days: On Sunday March 20, 2016, the day and night will be of almost equal duration at most time zones in the world.