In the fall of 2023 my family relocated to North Western Connecticut which is an area that is a bit more rural than we had experienced previously.
One of the daily joys of living in this new area has been the almost daily sitings of wildlife…everything seemingly wanders into our yard when we least expect it…deer, bears, coyotes, hawks, eagles.
One of our favorite almost daily sitings is the Fantastic Mr. Fox who has set up residence on the edge of our property the past two years with Mrs. Fox and produced a brood of 4 pups both years.
The pups usually start venturing out some time in April. Most likely mom is trying to give them some practice at hunting mice for themselves. They are seen playing in and around the pool and rocky bank towards the bottom of our property.
I’m lousy on the draw with my phone camera. I’m sure some of you guys are much better.
Post a pic of some of your furry wild friends that you caught a glimpse of.
One of the daily joys of living in this new area has been the almost daily sitings of wildlife…everything seemingly wanders into our yard when we least expect it…deer, bears, coyotes, hawks, eagles.
One of our favorite almost daily sitings is the Fantastic Mr. Fox who has set up residence on the edge of our property the past two years with Mrs. Fox and produced a brood of 4 pups both years.
The pups usually start venturing out some time in April. Most likely mom is trying to give them some practice at hunting mice for themselves. They are seen playing in and around the pool and rocky bank towards the bottom of our property.
I’m lousy on the draw with my phone camera. I’m sure some of you guys are much better.
Post a pic of some of your furry wild friends that you caught a glimpse of.
A few years back we had a pair of mallard ducks that prefered our pool over the nearby stream.
More in the spirit of home video than National Geographic... A recent clip from.our backyard.
Natrix natrix, grass snake warming up
same fellow got spooked by our dogs and went to hide inside a dry stone wall.
Bufo bufo, common toad, all of our dogs have tasted these guys, once. Now they just stare and follow them. These have a charming "Don't give a flock!" attitude when they calmly walk around our garden. I used a headlamp to light this late night encounter.
Parus major, great tit, has a nest in a partly hollow oak in our garden. Headlamp to get light to the crack and enough distance so that she doesn't abandon the nest.
same fellow got spooked by our dogs and went to hide inside a dry stone wall.
Bufo bufo, common toad, all of our dogs have tasted these guys, once. Now they just stare and follow them. These have a charming "Don't give a flock!" attitude when they calmly walk around our garden. I used a headlamp to light this late night encounter.
Parus major, great tit, has a nest in a partly hollow oak in our garden. Headlamp to get light to the crack and enough distance so that she doesn't abandon the nest.
It’s really interesting to see the amazing variety of wildlife people get to experience in their homes depending on where they live!
My daughter and I were sitting by a little table we have near the backyard window talking after school the other day and this beautiful hawk swooped down and landed on one of our deck railing posts.
I wasn’t fast enough…but she managed to snap a quick shot before he took off after something down below. Unfortunately, the window had a screen on it😑
My daughter and I were sitting by a little table we have near the backyard window talking after school the other day and this beautiful hawk swooped down and landed on one of our deck railing posts.
I wasn’t fast enough…but she managed to snap a quick shot before he took off after something down below. Unfortunately, the window had a screen on it😑
