Saturday, March 30, 2019

Squirrel Versus Crow




This big Fish Crow and Squirrel encounter at the "squirrel" feeding station did not go like I thought it would. But this is just the first of many such encounters likely to come as a mating pair of big boisterous Fish Crows have decided to build a nest high in a Backyard pine tree which is quite exciting. Once the crows learn the lay of the land they will take charge, it will be interesting to see how the Blue Jays adapt - more on the crows nest in the future.
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Squirrel Versus Crow

Friday, March 22, 2019

Whats Wrong With This Egg?




How could a hard boiled egg be ignored for over 9 hours at night on the feeding rock by numerous critters before a seasoned veteran wolfs it down?
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Thursday, March 21, 2019

Screech Owl Calls 4 Eggs In The Nest Box




Mother Screech Owl is sitting on four eggs and Father Owl brings here a nice tasty lizard for a snack. Some nice screech owl calls between the two. Weather is mild, food is plentiful so it will be interesting to see if this is the first year that we get 4 owlets to hatch. If we end up with 4 its going to be wild in the nest box!
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Screech Owl Calls 4 Eggs In The Nest Box

Monday, March 18, 2019

Mother and Father Eastern Screech Owls




Mother screech owl is in the nest box sitting on three eggs which should start hatching around the end of March while Mr. screech owl roosts in a cypress tree overlooking the nest box so they can see and "talk" to each other through the day. Once its dark he starts hunting for food to feed Mom.
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Mother and Father Eastern Screech Owls
Mother and Father Eastern Screech Owls

Raccoon Wrestling Match




Like Sumo Wrestlers two Raccoons meet in the ring take turns bowing to show respect and then touch noses and the fun begins. This video caught on the Campark trail camera at: https://amzn.to/2WkdEQO
is delightful and shows the rich social life that these creatures live. Fortunately these raccoons are in an area behind the Backyard protected from people and cars - their greatest enemies.
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Raccoon Wrestling Match
Raccoon Wrestling Match

Thursday, March 7, 2019

Great Blue Heron




Relax and spend some quality time with a huge but elegant Great Blue Heron out on the vast marshland on an extremely windy day.
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Great Blue Heron

Mother Raccoon Delivers Kittens Under The House


Mother Raccoon Delivers Kittens Under The House




Mother Raccoon has kittens in a den under the Backyard Studio/Shed. This is not the same Mother Raccoon that moved her babies back in late 2017 see: https://youtu.be/f21K-RiClfs This one has a strange tail and is probably one of those Kits from 2017 now starting her own family. All sorts of cute little noises coming from under the floorboards. Lots of animal mothers around now.
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Mother Raccoon Delivers Kittens Under The House

Sunday, March 3, 2019

Another Mother Squirrel




More squirrel kittens are on the way as there are at least two more squirrel moms in residence. Tis the season - Mother owl has laid the first egg and mother raccoon is in her den under the studio/shed - more on them later. Woodpeckers have also been showing some interest in their box this year - stay tuned.
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