Wednesday, January 08, 2014

WIld, wild, wild...

Gordon got me a great wildlife cam for Christmas, and I FINALLY managed to catch some wildlife on it! I set it up in our woodlot and look who showed up:




Wild turkeys! I wonder if one of them became the coyote meal I talked about in my last post?

Speaking of which...


...a few days later, voilà, coyote! And several degrees colder, I might add (temperature is at the bottom left in each photo!)







Bye bye!


Then I got a bunny...



...can you make him out towards the lower right? And check out the temperature! He's an intrepid bunny!


You can just see his eye-shine in this one. There are some low-hanging spruce branches near there, and  the rabbits like to gnaw on them. Lots of bunny poop all around!



THere are a pair of eyes shining at the bottom right of the above photo, too, but it's not a bunny. Maybe a weasel?


And the next day...


...FOXY!






Note the time. 14:28 on Jan. 4th, the day we went snowshoeing with our godson and his parents and their four dogs.

Half an hour later...


That's not a fox! It's a NS Duck Tolling Retriever!


And now there are two of them!


Sydney and Tusket clearly smelled the fox that had been there half an hour earlier!




And there's Marie-Emmanuelle!

I reset the camera the day after, and went out to fetch it today.


There's Tristan!


And me! No wildlife pics this time, sigh. We had a bunch of rain and freezing rain on Sunday night, which then froze solid over the camera lens. Looks like it thawed out today. I have repositioned the camera and will try again. Stay tuned!



12 comments:

  1. I'd love to put that type of camera out here.
    Great pics of the locals!
    Jane x

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  2. That was fun. Do it again. I especially like the part of leaning back and enjoying while your nimble young self does all the work. Thanks!

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  3. What a most interesting idea! As Joanne suggest, do put on the pictures as they come. It will be interesting to see all the animals that visit in a year! You could also tell us what the camera is. I might look into getting one!

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  4. Looks like your woodlot is a busy little corner!

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  5. You are going to have a lot of fun with this gizmo and we are going to enjoy it.

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  6. We hope your kitties are all indoor cats! The very small town my parents lived in was a haven for wildlife, too. We'll really enjoy your Christmas present :)

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  7. This is so great, being able to enjoy the wildlife in their day to day life. Clearly you chose a great spot for the camera. I am looking forward to seeing more rabbits and foxes, not in the same frame though, hmmm

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  8. You have way toooooo much fun. Good for you.I want a camera, too. Hope the cold is going away soon.

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  9. Wow, what a great sequence of wildlife photos! I haven's seen any wild turkeys this winter but I'm sure they're around the area somewhere. There were two cottontail rabbits I'd see in the wooded lot after dark but one night I saw a fox streak past and now there are none. I suppose they make a nice warm meal on a cold winter night and as an animal lover, I shouldn't favor the bunnies over the fox. But, it still makes me sad.

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  10. (Hey! My comment didn't appear. Attempt #2)

    Thanks for sharing these neat images. I'm amazed at how these animals can survive and thrive in harsh outdoor conditions.

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  11. Well, the intrepid bunny IS a Canadian bunny, after all! Love the pix.

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Thank you for all your comments, which I love to read!