Well the shed hunter had success yesterday, but he didn’t find the one he was looking for. He did find a nice one from last year. It was still in good shape, just a little green from spending a whole year laying on the ground. Many times when you find an old one, it will have chew marks or whole points chewed off by mice or other little ground critters. Good source of calcium for them.
Last night we had a couple bucks come by to visit. Got some nice pictures of them on the trail cam. Around 12:30am a coyote got his picture taken and that was the last picture the cam recorded. Not a deer, bunny or raccoon. They know when danger is in the area.
Here are the bucks that came by. You can see nubbies on top of his head. They will grow into antlers and next spring Jim will be hunting for them.
We had two wildlife moments this morning. First we saw that rascal Otto the otter running across the ice. A little while later we saw two trumpeter swans fly over the cabin. That was the first time we’ve ever seen them around here. I’m sure they would’ve landed on the pond if there was open water. Darn!
Posted by Rambling on March 21, 2010 at 9:18 pm
what a pleasure to see!!! The pictures and reading about the swans.
Posted by Terry on March 21, 2010 at 11:05 pm
I was showing the pictues to Jack and he just loved them, especially the otto the otter. Keep them coming.
Posted by Beth on March 22, 2010 at 12:07 am
I love seeing the pictures Cindy. Thank you!
Posted by Babblelot on March 22, 2010 at 5:19 am
Fantastic photos Cindy. I bet the site of the swans were breath taking. Maybe they’ll come back when the ice clears. Wouldn’t that be awesome? Schools closed tomorrow near KC because ah foot of snow! Strange huh? As always we love to see your wildlife up north. Enjoy!
Posted by Flo on March 22, 2010 at 11:39 am
What lovely photos. Thanks for sharing them.
Posted by Sherry on March 22, 2010 at 2:13 pm
That coyote looks pretty big too me. I hope the swans come back. I couldn’t get over how big they are when I saw the one on the river the other day. They are so pretty.
Posted by L on March 23, 2010 at 12:40 pm
Love the bottom one of the deer, what a great picture that is. Wouldn’t have noticed the nubbies had you not pointed it out.
Posted by CAROL on March 23, 2010 at 1:54 pm
Oh sis these are wonderful shots indeed.. We see swans here all the time.. they are gorgeous to watch.Hope your days are warmer soon… it is gray and cold here today. : )