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"BUSY AS BEAVERS OR BUSY BEAVERS" - Beaver

October 29, 2026 • Leave a Comment

"BUSY AS BEAVERS OR BUSY BEAVERS" Beaver - 10 Photos Should have known when I turned up at the beaver lodge and all the entire beaver family was out harvesting the largest of the downed trees, that inclement weather was quickly approaching. On previous occasions, the beavers had been out collecting willow branches & other food sources for the...

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"FISHING EXPEDITIONS WITH BLUE" - Great Blue Heron

October 15, 2026 • Leave a Comment

"FISHING EXPEDITIONS WITH BLUE" Great Blue Heron - 7 Photos The following photos were taken in the month of September 2026 and the first half of October 2026. They are of a young Great Blue Heron. He (and I say "he" because he is a very tall heron) still has brown/beige tones on his wing tips. Assume he will be leaving soon for warmer climat...

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"PAWS-ITIVELY PURR-FECT" - Bobcat

October 06, 2026 • 1 Comment

"PAWS-ITIVELY PURRFECT" Bobcat - 6 Photos It was a double take when I saw this bobcat crossing the road to gain access to a meadow. He was so large that at first sighting I thought someone had lost their medium size dog. According to some research, male bobcats can reach up to 24 inches in height from the shoulder. From his size and attitude, t...

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"SEPTEMBER MORN" - Coyote

October 02, 2026 • Leave a Comment

"SEPTEMBER MORN" Coyote - 7 Photos The first two lines from the song "SEPTEMBER MORN" by Neil Diamond are: Stay for just a while Stay and let me look at you What better words could describe a chance encounter with a young coyote. He/she is probably only 4 to 5 months old, most likely born May 2026. He/she had just come across from a pond...

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"AND THEN THE LANDSCAPE MELTED INTO THE BACKGROUND" - Blue Jay

September 01, 2026 • Leave a Comment

"AND THEN THE LANDSCAPE MELTED INTO THE BACKGROUND" Blue Jay - 5 Photos While watching for returning Ospreys, I heard the call of a Blue Jay which seemed to be getting closer. Blue Jays like Belted Kingfishers are usually full of bravado until you begin to approach them and all bets are off and so are they. So it wasn't until the call soun...

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"A MUSKRAT'S BREAKFAST" - Muskrat

August 27, 2026 • Leave a Comment

"A MUSKRAT'S BREAKFAST" Muskrat - 7 Photos A large muskrat (by muskrat standards) swam from the pond and climbed out onto a small beaver dam, bordered either side by cattails. The appearance of this muskrat may have confirmed the mystery of an incident that had occurred a few days before. I had seen a mink on previous occasions, fishing in this...

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"AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, WE HAVE A PROBLEM" - Ospreys

August 24, 2026 • Leave a Comment

"AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, WE HAVE A PROBLEM" Ospreys (Immature) - 6 Photos In approximately one month, the Osprey family will be heading south to warmer climates for the Winter months. There the youngsters will remain for at least two years before returning north again, where they will eventually mate. Their parents, of course, will return next Spring...

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"NO LONGER NEST BOUND" - Osprey (Immature)

August 20, 2026 • Leave a Comment

"NO LONGER NEST BOUND" Osprey (Immature) - 10 Photos Who doesn't like a sunny day but the day when the photos that follow were taken, was overcast with a hint of sunshine behind the clouds. Blue skies make for a great background but cloud cover slightly illuminated with light can provide striking contrast and definition within the subjects, whet...

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"THE NEXT GENERATIONS" - Various Birds

August 18, 2026 • Leave a Comment

"THE NEXT GENERATIONS" Sora, Great Blue Heron, Osprey, Belted Kingfisher, Merlin - 10 Photos It's late summer & young birds have, for the most part, fledged. And it's a time to work out the intricacies of staying safe without constant supervision of parent(s), interacting with other species, competing with siblings, learning how to catch food and...

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