The coyote came back by my camera, along with a few regular visitors. With my previous trail camera, the noise and the visible red flash would always result in the second picture showing the animal looking right at the camera. … [Read more...]
Butterfly Sex And More Critters
It's not easy being a gopher tortoise that strays into our yard. Libby grabs them and puts them upside down on the ground and guards them until I come along and put them back outside the Invisible Fence where she can't get them. I have not … [Read more...]
Bobcat and Coyote Still Around
The pictures in the previous post show the neighborhood bobcat passing close to an oak tree and pretty far from the camera. I figured I'd get a better close-up pic if I moved the camera to that tree. Yes, those trees next to the bobcat are the … [Read more...]
Bobcat and Coyote on Trail Camera
I have kept my trail camera pointing at our chickens as I move the chicken tractor around the yard each morning but haven't seen any critters trying to get at them in a while. I moved the chickens to a part of the yard where only the boldest … [Read more...]
Small Bobcat Visits Chickens
This bobcat looks quite a bit smaller than the one captured previously by my trail camera. That PVC pipe in the background stands 18" tall and is noticeably taller than the cat. A cropped closer view shows that this cat also has a shorter … [Read more...]
Hawk Testing Chicken Run
One of the local hawks dropped by yesterday afternoon to see if it could get at our chickens. It looks like the answer is still no. Trying to get in from ground level didn't work. Maybe there's a way in the top of the coop? Or a way in … [Read more...]
Daytime Raccoon Visit
I get lots of night shots of raccoons and possums wandering around the yard and most don't seem that interested in sleeping chickens that are locked in a coop. This one came by in daylight and took a couple of circles around the chicken run looking … [Read more...]
It’s Not Easy Being A Bunny
My trail camera took about 1,500 pictures of that blade of grass yesterday. Scrolling through them all took a while. It looks like my cat was hunting for baby bunnies again. He didn't show up for dinner last night, apparently preferring free … [Read more...]
