This video is a composite of captures from a trail camera that was stationed for eight months in a canyon in southeastern Arizona. In it you will see coati, ringtail, hog-nosed skunk, hooded skunk, black bear (including 2 different sets … Continue reading →
Moose, Alces alces, consume a wide variety of plants but moose feeding sign on woody plants is most easily identified. During the warmer months they take catkins, buds, and leaves and in winter they consume bark, twigs, and buds from … Continue reading →
Hummingbirds are sometimes said to be perfect pollinators of cardinal flower, Lobelia cardinalis, because the size and shape of the bird’s bill and head match the flower so well that pollination often results when the bird visits flower after flower … Continue reading →
Hummingbirds provide the critical service of pollination while sipping nectar from the flowers of certain annuals, perennials, trees, shrubs, and vines. The ruby-throated hummingbird, Archilochus colubris, is the only species that commonly occurs in Massachusetts, where one of its favorite … Continue reading →
Battling bucks and bulls get a lot of coverage but we don’t hear much about fighting female ungulates. Yet, it doesn’t seem to be uncommon as I’ve seen photos and video clips of elk cows and white-tailed does fighting. In … Continue reading →
The North American badger, Taxidea taxus, is an extremely effective and efficient digger. It uses this talent to hunt burrowing rodents and to excavate burrows for its own shelter. Sometimes hunting and home building are one and the same: After … Continue reading →
The elk, Cervus canadensis (formerly Cervus elaphus canadensis), is one of the largest members of the deer family. Its tracks and sign are similar to those of deer, but think larger hooves, longer strides, larger scat pellets, and look for … Continue reading →
The “rufus” in the bobcat’s scientific name, Lynx rufus, is Latin for red, but most populations are grayer in winter and more reddish in summer. What accounts for these differences in bobcat coat color? Probably the advantage of camouflage: those … Continue reading →
Video montage of my favorite trail camera video clips and photos from late 2015 through 2018.
Continue reading →As large, common reptiles, alligators create abundant and rather obvious sign where they range in the southeastern US. So the challenge is in recognizing their spoor rather than in finding it. In this post, a sequel to Alligator Tracks and … Continue reading →
