In the spring I lost my faithful minion Trip. Early this summer we added Peach to our menagerie. As much as I love the big orange doofus, he’s just not minion material. (Also, he prefers Jim’s company to mine. Curr.) So… to rectify the lack …
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The Things You See in the Woods
For Christmas this year we got ourselves a couple of game camaras so that we could get a better look at the animals ( including neighbors) who are using the network of trails that goes through our woods. (People out …
Read MoreIn the Woods
We moved the game cameras to new locations two weekends ago. This one we thought was a sleeping area. But a couple of weeks of observation reveals nothing. The other camera was placed at the south end of the septic field. An …
Read MoreGame Cameras in the Late Winter and Early Spring
It’s been a while since I’ve posted any of the game camera pictures. Even when we are ignoring them they sit in the woods and on the driveway and quietly go about their business. Mostly we get shots of deer. …
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June was a bad month for game cameras. One of the Brownings died — no idea why. And the replacement Bushnells are taking some time to get set up the way we want them. Still there were a couple of interesting sightings …
Read MoreGame Cameras November
Only a few pictures this month. Of note, the bear that should be asleep this time of year was up and moving around the property at the beginning of the month. The bob cat also visited. We have him (her?) going up …
Read MoreFooling Around with a New Camera
We’ve got a new camera on the farm and I’m working out the kinks in my fingers — they still remember the old camera… Today I took some pictures around the farm.
Read MoreWildlife on the Farm — April 2017
The first real month of spring — as evidenced by the visitor in our first picture. The robins are back and hopping around the pasture looking for worms. This fellow was looking to land on the fence post that the camera is …
Read MoreWhat We Saw in the Woods in July
First up we have the bear. He’s been seen a lot lately — including destroying some of the neighbor’s bird feeders. In this picture I can’t be entirely sure that it’s our bear and not a smaller one. The scale is hard …
Read MoreWhat’s in the Woods in August
It’s been a hot, dry August. And the creatures are very active in the woods. The coyotes are sticking to the path at the bottom of the pasture. Oops, that’s not a coyote. Ollie on the move. The deer have been …
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