Other than camera licking, it wasn’t as busy in the woods in December after the whitetail speed dating frenzy in November. December gave us an interesting comparison of a domestic cat and a bobcat on the same trail. A new variety of skunk that I had never seen before showed up with its fabulous white…
This post doesn’t take itself too seriously until the end but I felt I shouldn’t leave anything out. It’s not all fun being wild in the woods.
October was a windy month as can be heard in the audio of many of the clips. Only a couple of infrequent visitors, a poor, short shot of a Bobcat’s behind (look for the stubby little tail) and the last clip. Hope you enjoy.
During September I moved from my favorite creek and took the two cameras into the woods north of here. It is an area that is active with deer and fox among other smaller critters. I place cameras on private property with permission and the promise to not divulge specific locations. No new species but I…
One last month in a creek for awhile. August was a busy month, particularly for the mink. Two new critters were caught at the creek in August, one crossing carefully on short legs and the other there for just a drink.
July was focused more on the water habitat than the conventional trail. I thought with the hot weather in July a few critters might want to cool off in the creek but I had no idea of how much bathing would take place. New species included a Woodland Jumping Mouse, a mink and a “Twirking…
I could have entitled this “Distraught Single Mother Attempts to Raise Disruptive Twins in The Woods” but it would have sounded like a tabloid newspaper headline. Parents will, no doubt sympathize with the Mother. There is more to the video but it’s short so don’t go for a cup of coffee.
I took a walk today in a section of woods I have permission to roam around in. I was there to place two trail cameras now that the snow is finally gone. There were quite a few of these “Spring Beauty” wildflowers on a south facing slope. They are usually the first to bloom in…
I visited one of my favorite photography locations Saturday. It’s the channel from White Lake to Lake Michigan. White Lake is in Western Michigan between Whitehall on the south and Montague on the north (near the pinky knuckle on your left hand). When White Lake is frozen over, as it is now, waterfowl tends to…
I was inspired this year to to save a few Monarch Butterflies, partially because they got in the way of a project (See the previous post). It’s surprising how something as minuscule as a butterfly egg can change a persons plans. After watching where the Monarchs laid eggs and checking back on them occasionally I…
I had a garden project in mind a few days ago. We have a fenced-in veggie garden and one area has remained incomplete for years. It needed some work done that required the back blade on my garden tractor. There is only one gate large enough to allow the tractor into the garden if I…
I enjoy finding animal sign. I have a very long “unimproved” driveway through the woods which gives me the opportunity to determine who has been out-and-about during the night and sometimes what they’ve been up to. I frequent a large, remote area north of us where I often have a trail camera set up and have…
