Category Archives: mammals

  Bats sleep in the daytime. Their drowsiness enables me to get close enough to take a picture whereas I have never managed a picture of one flying in the evening. Bats make a wonderful countermeasure to any mosquitoes that … Continue reading →

  Within a couple of days, I watched two mammals eating forbs. The striking thing about this pair is that they differed in mass by perhaps a factor of a hundred: The black bear was of modest size and may … Continue reading →

  A few days on the road have revealed patterns among cervids that were not readily apparent from the smaller sample that could be seen around my home. First, all that I saw were moulting from their winter coat into … Continue reading →

  I had thought that both of my resident deer were female—apparently not. A male White-tailed Deer shows prominent antler buds while relaxing under the trees.

  We have five local species in the deer family (the cervids): moose, elk, caribou, mule deer, white-tailed deer. A short time ago, I included pictures of moose and white-tailed deer. Added today are mule deer and elk. The pictures … Continue reading →

  There is evidence of beavers around the lakeshore and its adjacent ponds and streams: gnawed trees, tracks, lodges and dams. Yet, I rarely see the animal itself. The problem may well be that beavers are most active from dusk to dawn, a time … Continue reading →

  Late each year, I pick three or four of my favourite images from the past twelve months and have prints made for my wall. Yesterday’s muskrat just might make the cut.

This blog often seems to neglect local mammals in favour of birds. It is merely that birds are interesting, plentiful, seasonally variable and easily seen. Mammals are not seen with the same frequency. Yet, here are four species seen yesterday. Now and … Continue reading →