A useful I’d site Bug Guide
Wildlife-2013
Snakes!
We don’t get to see many snakes although we know they must be out there. Some images of Garter and Rat snake.
Trail camera shots down at water tank
Various images taken down at water tank by trail camera:
Wildlife Management
Filling existing feeders and installing new bird feeders. Cleaning and filling water feeders. Water feeders required stripping down and cleaning all the muck out, all are functional and water is flowing.
Wildlife Images
Various morning and afternoon shots of turkey, deer and bird on nest box. Was out walking the dogs and checking on the water tank when Pasha (the Rottweiller) came across a snake which rapidly scooted into the tank (pond). After a couple of minutes the snake poked its head...
Living in the country
Guess, we are officially living in the country, meet our new mailbox guardian… Colin Bester
Quail! (and mowing)
Was out mowing this morning trying to beat the broom and ragweed which is starting to release pollen and came across some quail which was really a bonus as our last birding survey didn’t report any quail. The quail were spotted along the fence where I was mowing on...
Coyote
Besides these two images caught on our trail camera (happens to be near the old farmhouse) we have never seen any coyote – now we know with certainty that they are around. We have also purchased an additional camera which we will use to discover what is inhabiting the...
Stocking Tank
Decided to add fish to the water tank. We added catfish, perch and minnows.
Supplemental Water
The pond restoration has been pretty successful and water level, while dropping, is looking good. Unfortunately the rainfall has not been sufficient to keep the supplemental water tanks that harvest rain water full so we had to fill these ourselves – actually a fun job with everyone getting wet...