Animals in Our Yard: court

Saturday, October 10, 2020

Bears Visit 3 Times in a Day

This is a very condensed time-lapse vid of 3 different visits all on the same day by a group of bears. Lots of playing and wrestling. What you can't tell from this vid (but we can from others) is that it's not the same bears each time. There is a huge Mama Bear during the first and third visit that isn't part of the second visit. But I can't tell if the younger bear from the first is one of the bears during the other visits. Also, during the last visit, there are actually 3 bears together. So, these visits represent somewhere between 3 and 7 bears.

If you catch it, that's me on the court at 2pm - just 10 mins before the bears' second visit.

Wednesday, October 7, 2020

Bear Spa Day

This mom and older cub share a serene moment during an ursine spa day. Nice that there are enough tubs to go around. It also seems like the sun is bouncing off a spider web in front of the camera creating that ray effect. Cool.

Tuesday, October 6, 2020

Owl Battle (for a moment)

A pair of owls sharing a bath could have been a nice scene. But one of them was completely awful and jumped on the other's head when she was washing her face. Rude!

Monday, October 5, 2020

Why We Can't Have Nice Things in the Yard!

Super Bear Mash-Up. Lots of fun is had spilling water and flipping our kiddie pools. This is why we have to buy several pools each year from our local hardware store. There is a longer version of this video with more shenanigans coming soon.

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Saturday, September 5, 2020

Skull of Destiny

Near our hoops court is an aging elk skull that is equal parts haunting and beautiful (especially with all the moss and leaves on it). Many animals visit the skull - these are just some of them in the last two months (shown chronologically). You'll see bears, raccoons, deer, bobcats, elk and coyotes. Several of the elk chew on the bones and many of the animals react to the skull. You'll even see a three-legged coyote - who made me sad when I first saw her, but now inspires me because she does so well and gets around as easy as the rest of her pack. Notice that most of the clips are from the night time. Maybe that's because that's when they feel the elk spirit the strongest!

Saturday, July 4, 2020

Friends Forever

A truly beautiful and bizarre scene. An elk finds the bones and skull of an elk that died near our court several years ago. The elk starts chewing on one of the bones and decides to lay down and join the skull for a visit. Surreal.

Sunday, May 31, 2020

Guess the Raptor

I don't know crap about birds (wait, maybe what I do know is crap). Anyway, the point is I'm no good at identifying the local avian hordes. My quick research tells me this is a Sharp-Shinned Hawk. But it could also be several other kinds of raptors. Please comment and set me straight. I have zoomed in the 2nd time through to help with the ID.

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Life is Good

This bear doesn't appear to have a care in the world. Stretched out on a nice day, chewing on a long piece of grass. Perfect.

Look at those back legs and feet - I love when the bears hang out this way.

Monday, May 11, 2020

Bobcat Fun Time

On a snowy day in February, this bobcat was having more fun than just about any creature on Earth. I love watching our wildlife play with joy and abandon.

Thursday, May 7, 2020

Most Bear Fun Ever at 5x Speed!

This bear had the time of her life playing with the kiddie pool and the balls on the basketball court. She stayed and played for about 20 mins. This is one 4 min segment that I sped up to 5x speed so you can watch it in about 50 seconds. Luckily, the software kept the audio when I sped up the video, because the sound is hilarious, too.

Monday, May 4, 2020

Because Monday Should Now Be Baby Bear Day

I mean... Come on.

Thursday, April 30, 2020

Bear Shows How to Relax

Stressed? Anxious? Worried? Need some help? This bear shows that a bath can be a great way to chill out!

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Bear Selfie

This bear decided she wanted to be the director of her own film. That's one of our trail cameras that is tied to a cut log that she's carrying around. You should see the videos from that camera!!!

Saturday, August 10, 2019

Bear vs Trough

If you thought it was only the blue wading pools that the bear tried to destroy - you were mistaken. Here, the bear tries to obliterate the black trough - stopping in between to play with a couple of balls. There's a moment when she even tries to tightrope walk on the edges of the trough...

Wednesday, August 7, 2019

Owl RomCom

This is two owls getting romantic by the pool before the bear destroyed it the next day. In fact, in a future video, the owl lands in the destroyed, empty pool - looking for a bath - and seems bewildered as to where the water went.

Tuesday, August 6, 2019

More Bear Wackiness

Get out of the way! Fun is being had.

Another Pool Bites It!

This bear had a ton of fun for quite a while, playing with the balls and in the water. She was determined to destroy the pool (and was successful). There are many more videos of her playful time forthcoming. BTW, I'm doubtful that it was 108 degrees - I don't measuring think the temp is this camera's forte.

Animals in Our Yard

Saturday, July 10, 2021

Bobcat Doing Laps (Pun Intended)

Friday, June 25, 2021

Bears Wrestling (Again)