| Coyote approaches |
 Pauses to look |
A new neighbor has been around a lot the last several days—always on the hunt—sniffing the ground here and there, searching for something I don’t know—also shaking its head from black flies, no-see-ums, and mosquitoes. That’s the big reason we don’t have field courses in June. This coyote has been in the open so briefly I haven’t gotten a decent picture before today. I could hardly believe how different it looked in different light in these pictures. They were taken only 22 seconds apart this evening with the sun down near the horizon. I was standing in the doorway perfectly still. It looked at me but kept coming (click), then turned, and as it was going away I said SSST and it turned for the second picture (click). Its color is different. Its fur looks different.
Deer doe
The sun was also low early this morning for the wary deer coming up from the lake and stopping for over a minute to check out the yard. Was it looking for bears? The coyote? The bobcat we haven’t seen for weeks?
Lucy, Desi, and Arnie were here a couple times today and gave their weights: Lucy 170, Desi 79.5, and Arnie 76 pounds—good strong weights to start on their own whenever that is. Lincoln (Chloe’s yearling) is even bigger at 101.5.
A good day.
On another note, the Bear Center is holding their annual Half-Birthday Fundraiser. CLICK HERE for all the details!
Thank you for all you do,
Lynn Rogers, Biologist, Wildlife Research Institute and North American Bear Center