An owl dive-bombs and kills a snake:
Turkey fight:
More bears in Tahoe:
And more deer, bobcats, coyotes, skunks and foxes in Santa Cruz:
Tag: wildlife-in-the-yard
Mountain Lion in the Yard
Just four days ago, I set up a new dual camera in a better location for spying on wildlife in the back yard. (The old camera died a few months ago.) Usually it’s deer, turkeys, coyotes and the occasional fox or bobcat, but this morning a mountain lion ambled through the yard. That’s a first! We know they’re around in the Santa Cruz mountains but I’ve never spotted one before.
The video quality isn’t great in the dim pre-dawn light, but it’s both super-cool and a little freaky to see it in our yard:
Bobcat Hunting Ground
We’ve got a new bobcat neighbor who’s been hunting in the front yard lately:
Mama Bear Visits
My brother didn’t fully secure the bear-proof trash bin cabinet while staying at the Tahoe house recently and a mama bear and her cubs managed to get into it. That wasn’t caught on video since their truck was blocking the camera, but you can see mama try the door to the truck before moving on. She was back again a couple of days later to see if anything more was to be found. Secure your trash!
Foxes Meet Skunk
Thirsty Neighbors
Lots of thirsty neighbors…
Bear in the Garage
A bear wandered into the open garage while I was outside working on some wiring on the front porch. I would not have known he was there except that a woman stopped her car in front of the house a minute or so later to take pictures.
He found a little paper bag of trash that I was collecting while I was working – it had a food wrapper in it along with some wiring scrap. I had to shoo him off twice before he finally gave up and left for good.
Turkey for Thanksgiving?
The free turkey delivery is convenient, but how to choose?
Maybe let’s think bigger… behold Turkulon – “The Feathered Avenger of Death” from New World: