With 3 raccoons, 2 red Foxes, and 2 fishers in the mix, we haven’t seen the good mink for a couple days and are hoping he is okay.
Raccoon
In the darkness, the faces of the male fisher at its meat pile and another of a raccoon standing up from a pile of sunflower seeds looked striking framed in black.
Raven w/soft bedding
Two days ago, one of the ravens was back exactly where the pair was gathering bedding together the day before. He or she came alone showing that they don’t always stay together when gathering bedding. After the couple left the day before, I looked and looked for an example of the fuzzy plant they were gathering. I wanted to identify it but couldn’t find any. The lone one that I can’t tell is a male or female unless I see the pair together and can distinguish large and small, found another mouthful of the plant I couldn’t find.
 Bald eagle 2nd year |
 Bald eagle |
Also that day, there was an exciting moment when a second-year bald eagle with its white mottled belly and brown crown let me know eagles are back. However, the excitement of that sighting paled the next morning when a mature bald eagle passed 10-12 feet from my window as it swooped toward the pile of meat for the carnivores here. Three feet from the meat, it glimpsed me and flared off to land across the yard and look keenly at me for a couple minutes before flying off.
The only way to beat the wildlife action out the window at this time is for a bear to show up—maybe in a month.
Thank you for all you do.
Lynn Rogers, Biologist, Wildlife Research Institute and North American Bear Center