Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Fighting! But we're all still friends.

It's amazing that every one of these fights ended with the animals simply stopping and continuing to hang out or eat.  So maybe "playing" would be a better word than "fighting".

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! 



Sunday, July 5, 2020

June 14th

A variety of animals hung out around the house on June 14th - I made this video from different clips from that day.  I had to slow down the bobcat clip because she went by so quickly.  This was actually the first day we saw the baby bear that we have now seen a couple more times since.





Saturday, May 30, 2020

Deer vs Coyote

Because there are so many animals around the yard, it is inevitable that they will run into each other on occasion. Sometimes with surprising outcomes. Here, a badass deer runs off a coyote who stops for a second to try to face-off with the deer, but then realizes that's not a very good idea.


Monday, May 25, 2020

When Mom is Too Tired to Play

This fawn tried her best to get mom to play with her, but alas, mom wasn't having it.  I froze the last frame of the video because it was so adorable.


Saturday, May 23, 2020

More Cool Pics...


Bear glamour shot...



Owl Incoming!




Snowy Deer...





Bobcat Too Close...


Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Fawn of the Day

This is about as close as we can come to 25 seconds of wildlife bliss...




Thursday, May 14, 2020

It Takes a (Deer) Village

Group parenting abounds as this Moms & Daughters Day gets off to a cleanly start...



Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Posey Fawn

Crazy cute fawn in some nice lighting makes for a great video.


Tuesday, May 5, 2020

Random Cool Pics

A group of elk doing their best to look majestic...




Weird and cool night shot of a bat that looks like an X-ray.




This bear's nose is shaped perfectly like a heart.




That's me in the background trying to get by the deer without disturbing her.  Obviously, she sees me.


Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Bambi and Thumper

Bambi and Thumper captured in a peaceful and inspiring moment.  I presume you know which is which!  


Saturday, July 27, 2019

Fawn Posing

A beautiful little fawn strikes a pose so you can admire her!


Wednesday, February 6, 2019

Three Deer Cage Match

These deer wanted to settle things in a hurry - so they all jumped in the ring together at once.  In the end though, like most deer spats, it didn't amount to much and they all just stopped fighting and started eating again.


Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Long Time No Pics

Been lazy, but it's time to start updating, so here are some new, random pics...