Category Archives: mammals

  Beavers are shy and nocturnal, so they are rarely seen. Now, most people associate beavers with the ponds and dams that they build on creeks. Less well known are their activities on a lake where they build shoreline nests. … Continue reading →

  While a black bear had passed by for quite a few days, I didn’t see it yesterday, but there were some raccoon kits. This big black bear has often come past in the evening. Two raccoon kits were up … Continue reading →

  Three otters (mother and two pups?) turned up on a nearby dock and spent about a half-hour preening, scratching, pooping, and resting. Only rarely could one see all three faces at once. They then went on their way up … Continue reading →

  With the return of a large brown black bear, I managed a good shot of it looking in my direction. A striking thing about it were the crests of the shoulder and hip humps. With black bears, hips are … Continue reading →

  After seeing my first bear two days ago, I saw another yesterday. At first I thought it was the same bear, but this one did not have a white blaze on its chest while the last one did. The … Continue reading →

  This is the first bear I have seen this year and it is already mid July. A large, black bear was exploring my property looking for food. It stopped for a moment when it discovered it was being watched. … Continue reading →

  I have seen a few white-tailed fawns, but this has got to be the smallest, and thus youngest, of that small group. A mother white-tailed deer attends to her small fawn.  

  What a difference one letter can make. Earlier this week, a mouse was posted here; later that day, we watched a moose. There is a remarkable difference in switching the u f0r the o. The mouse is tiny, the … Continue reading →

  The clearing of a bushy area on my property produced an unexpected sight: two house mice. I have not seen a house mouse (or a rat) for sometime, but apparently at least a couple of mice were living in … Continue reading →