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Two mammals
A glance along the list of recent postings (to the right) might lead one to suspect that this blog is classist: biased towards Class Aves; discriminating against Class Mammalia. The list shows many postings about birds, but only a few … Continue reading
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Speeding hare
I did not realize how amazingly fast a hare can run. I watched two dogs chase a hare across a snow-covered field. The dogs were vastly outclassed. Now, I am not a fan of dogs running free in the … Continue reading
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Winter grazing
Grazing herbivores regularly battle snow, which limits their winter access to the grass below. They paw at the snow with hooves to open a hole and then stick their heads down and feed. I had not noticed White-tailed Deer … Continue reading
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Otter visit
Three River Otters visited early in this morning’s cerulean twilight. The otters promptly went through their usual routine of shaking water off of their fur, and then marking the dock as now belonging to them. Rather than illustrating those … Continue reading
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On the rocks
On the surface of it, on the rocks, has to be a dumb theme for a posting. On the rocks: The phrase has its origin in coastal ship wrecks. From there it took on the metaphorical meaning of a state … Continue reading
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Muskrat vs mallard
A muskrat is primarily a vegetarian, but occasionally it will eat other small mammals: snails, mussels, crustaceans, and small birds. But, would it tackle a large bird? The literature is unclear. There is a pond where a few of … Continue reading
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Bighorny sheep
What I have managed to see of this season’s rut of bighorn sheep has not been particularly dramatic. I witnessed no head butting, and only one coupling. Even during the rutting season, rams often hung out together. Ewes did … Continue reading
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Stotting
It doesn’t take many encounters with mule deer before one is seen to stot. Stotting is a rather unusual gait. Most quadrupeds can walk, trot, and gallop. But to these gaits the mule deer adds stotting. It is the … Continue reading
Coyote rests
Coyotes obviously have to rest sometime. Yet, before last Saturday, I had not seen one lying. Whether wandering, grubbing, hunting, eating, pooping, or snarling, each previous coyote had been standing. A coyote was relaxing in a farmer’s field. When … Continue reading
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Den failure
I normally don’t post failures to my blog — there are just too many of them. And who wants to see a blurry picture where a coyote, say, has just left the frame? However, this posting is about a … Continue reading →