tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380041550585500.comments2023-10-27T05:13:11.917-04:00Backyard BeastsJohn Van Nielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15794094212588258914noreply@blogger.comBlogger297125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380041550585500.post-16199541682363482432017-12-08T20:37:04.092-05:002017-12-08T20:37:04.092-05:00It's good to see you back on the blog, don'...It's good to see you back on the blog, don't stay away so long next time -- PLEASE. <br /><br />Shrews are hard to catch with a camera trap. The Camera Trap Codger has done it more than once and I've caught a short-tailed shrew with a home-brewed camera trap while trying for other small mammals -- In Forest and Field: Wee OnesWoody Meristemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17042498252608254901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380041550585500.post-29435559362014043182016-12-17T19:01:09.766-05:002016-12-17T19:01:09.766-05:00Great sequence of photos. It's not often you g...Great sequence of photos. It's not often you get so much of the story in photos.Woody Meristemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17042498252608254901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380041550585500.post-84345054228837033712016-10-15T11:23:49.160-04:002016-10-15T11:23:49.160-04:00Hi John! Nice blog, very much enjoying it! Cases o...Hi John! Nice blog, very much enjoying it! Cases of mange in black bears are slowly increasing, so the bear on your parents' property might have had an early case of it.Cat Sunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00744532608546318725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380041550585500.post-25338774329539699962016-04-25T13:38:59.720-04:002016-04-25T13:38:59.720-04:00Nice blog and amazing capture! That looks like dec...Nice blog and amazing capture! That looks like decent-sized frog putting up some fight here! But in the end the bird was able to win the battle and gulp that whole thing down okay really?? It seems like it would have trouble fitting down that long/skinny neck. Also, if actually eaten, does the unlucky prey get swallowed kicking all the way as well?!<br /><br />-KyleUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08038770845184022437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380041550585500.post-21908719788149101552015-10-12T14:11:43.714-04:002015-10-12T14:11:43.714-04:00Your description of conical holes, along with scat...Your description of conical holes, along with scat, clinched the ID for me...as the scat dries, I can see it is full of seed hulls. Was almost black the 1st a.m. Thanks! LaurenLaurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04579883827379856616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380041550585500.post-69283092861468880702015-10-12T14:05:58.139-04:002015-10-12T14:05:58.139-04:00Your description of conical holes, along with scat...Your description of conical holes, along with scat, clinched the ID for me...as the scat dries, I can see it is full of seed hulls. Was almost black the 1st a.m. Thanks! LaurenLaurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04579883827379856616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380041550585500.post-70952924947260056502015-10-04T21:24:05.727-04:002015-10-04T21:24:05.727-04:00Aw, what a great series of captures. SUPER glad yo...Aw, what a great series of captures. SUPER glad your camera didn't get drenched. Nice work! =)biobabblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15081382623906668057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380041550585500.post-28403256428992615782015-08-19T15:19:49.517-04:002015-08-19T15:19:49.517-04:00Dona Elena Hatcher, what kind of eviction method d...Dona Elena Hatcher, what kind of eviction method did you use, we have a skunk under our shed, and we saw him once, but smell him all the time, I also have cotton tails in our yard, think they are all fighting, need to get rid of the skunk, and I did find scat on the patio this morning, can you help me, Please, Fern TaylorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380041550585500.post-17598108184863221352015-08-17T15:46:53.678-04:002015-08-17T15:46:53.678-04:00I wound up on this site because I am trying to evi...I wound up on this site because I am trying to evict a family of skunks that moved into the crawl place under my house! I have very clear photos of them in my yard, hear them scratching under my floor boards and spraying from time to time. I have always noticed their holes but have yet to see their feces. I wanted to know what it looked like because I never smell or see anything. <br />Perhaps they have a pile in the neighbors brush. It's been a week since I've heard their nightly exit from under the house so hopefully the eviction method I used worked so I can get the foundation of my house patched.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08530177767516009403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380041550585500.post-12321750316995791762015-08-01T12:42:49.775-04:002015-08-01T12:42:49.775-04:00Super photos of that bear, that's a great spot...Super photos of that bear, that's a great spot to set a camera -- should get mink, raccoons, opossums as well as what you already captured. Might be worth keeping a camera there year 'round if it wouldn't go underwater.Woody Meristemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17042498252608254901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380041550585500.post-37198482607534785562015-06-15T20:20:54.230-04:002015-06-15T20:20:54.230-04:00Very informative reminds me of my college days doi...Very informative reminds me of my college days doing rodent surveys for a biology class. Chris OBanionhttp://daytonwildliferemoval.com/squirrel-removal-dayton-ohio/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380041550585500.post-60726362779179355732015-05-23T20:44:33.022-04:002015-05-23T20:44:33.022-04:00Now that's an impressive series of photos. Jum...Now that's an impressive series of photos. Jumping mice are so seldom seen that to get a great blue actually eating one is a superb catch on a camera trap.<br /><br />Your comment on timing for camera traps brings up the question of how much a single camera trap misses. I've often set two cameras close to each other but aimed in slightly different directions -- it's amazing how often one will catch something that the other completely misses.Woody Meristemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17042498252608254901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380041550585500.post-81328959327990376372015-04-13T20:12:27.114-04:002015-04-13T20:12:27.114-04:00Excellent photos of the fisher. They're such i...Excellent photos of the fisher. They're such interesting animals, too bad so many people hate them -- but then those seem to be the same people who hate all predators.Woody Meristemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17042498252608254901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380041550585500.post-66767974790749298432015-04-12T21:26:24.494-04:002015-04-12T21:26:24.494-04:00Good luck! Let me know if you get any pics. :)Good luck! Let me know if you get any pics. :)John Van Nielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15794094212588258914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380041550585500.post-27080516929244543032015-04-12T01:37:33.455-04:002015-04-12T01:37:33.455-04:00Excuse me while I go cut up some chicken, I am in ...Excuse me while I go cut up some chicken, I am in SF as well Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380041550585500.post-5739744862567610142015-03-23T19:44:56.215-04:002015-03-23T19:44:56.215-04:00Good catch -- congratulations on getting #29.Good catch -- congratulations on getting #29.Woody Meristemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17042498252608254901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380041550585500.post-8688273422700357032015-02-26T12:09:22.155-05:002015-02-26T12:09:22.155-05:00Very interesting account; I don't ever remembe...Very interesting account; I don't ever remember seeing raised fox tracks as you presented.Woody Meristemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17042498252608254901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380041550585500.post-89640446023529934422015-02-11T21:05:09.311-05:002015-02-11T21:05:09.311-05:00Good commentary on an interesting but little known...Good commentary on an interesting but little known mammal.Woody Meristemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17042498252608254901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380041550585500.post-26555654672671477142014-12-17T00:05:32.956-05:002014-12-17T00:05:32.956-05:00Wonderful piece of information!!Wonderful piece of information!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01877240978664388988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380041550585500.post-86402904711148837012014-12-14T17:31:30.198-05:002014-12-14T17:31:30.198-05:00Thanks for the tip! It seems castoreum is great fo...Thanks for the tip! It seems castoreum is great for lots of stuff... :). I will try it for bears next time.John Van Nielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15794094212588258914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380041550585500.post-83062283715502077142014-12-12T14:43:37.160-05:002014-12-12T14:43:37.160-05:00Great post -- raises lots of questions about fishe...Great post -- raises lots of questions about fisher behavior.<br /><br />If you have trouble getting your bear lure you may want to try beaver castoreum to lure bears to your camera traps. I've found it really attracts them - check my blog posts:<br />http://forestandfield.blogspot.com/2014/05/bears-reaction-to-castoreum-ii.html<br />http://forestandfield.blogspot.com/2014/06/mom-and-kids.htmlWoody Meristemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17042498252608254901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380041550585500.post-32946816542838302492014-11-12T14:50:02.471-05:002014-11-12T14:50:02.471-05:00Hmmm, that's really interesting. I want to kno...Hmmm, that's really interesting. I want to know more about how you know that's a Nuttall's (never heard of it!!!) vs. mountain cottontail.Alyssa Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05944057074589003472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380041550585500.post-11186452093080510612014-10-24T22:43:41.925-04:002014-10-24T22:43:41.925-04:00This reminds me of the star bellied sneeches. I wo...This reminds me of the star bellied sneeches. I wonder if that mouse was ostracized by his comrades or king for the day for having a blue X. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456394856670552917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380041550585500.post-36765077656911945672014-10-24T22:20:52.709-04:002014-10-24T22:20:52.709-04:00Absolutely gorgeous animal. I love his red ruff. G...Absolutely gorgeous animal. I love his red ruff. Great pics! Thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456394856670552917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380041550585500.post-14212158055439441272014-10-07T15:44:30.615-04:002014-10-07T15:44:30.615-04:00Makes me think I should by a good trail camera and...Makes me think I should by a good trail camera and see what turns up.Its Time to Livehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04668317284838022522noreply@blogger.com